A mentally ill man charged with stalking and harassing TV news anchor Anderson Cooper and his boyfriend was found unfit to stand trial by court doctors and is anxious to get help.
Alex Hausner, 38, was crying in the courtroom where he heard the results, as his mother, who said he desperately needs help, sat in the gallery.
"Doctors have found you not competent to proceed and if those results are confirmed you'll be committed .. to the Department of Heath and Mental Hygiene," said Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon, who gave prosecutors until Oct. 1 to accept or challenge the findings.
Hausner was led into the courtroom in handcuffs and a plaid flannel shirt. The shaggy-haired defendant immediately turned to look for his mother, who was seated in the second row.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/anderson-cooper-stalker-found-mentally-unfit-stand-trial-article-1.1466336#ixzz2fvxxrVcD
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