Crime & Safety

Second Hearing to Address Boysen's Jail Conditions August 23

The Seattle Times reports a hearing on Friday ended when Michael Chadd Boysen, accused of killing his grandparents in March and having attempted suicide multiple times while in custody, tried to walk out of the courtroom.

Michael Chadd Boysen will have to wait another three weeks before any court orders will be issued to ameliorate his reported harsh treatment while in custody, according to The Seattle Times.

The Renton man is accused of killing his grandparents earlier this year and has reportedly tried to commit suicide or harm himself at least a dozen times while in custody. In late July, his attorneys reported Boysen had lost the will to live due to his treatment in jail.

According to The Times, King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North presided over the first hearing Friday meant to address concerns about Boysen's treatment in jail by his defense team. The hearing lasted about an hour and North had another hearing scheduled.

"So my conditions of confinement have to suffer because you don't have time?" The Times reported he said to the judge.

Before Boysen headed in the direction of the courtroom door and was escorted out by guards, North said his authority to issue orders to the jail staff charged with overseeing Boysen's conditions were limited because the jail is not part of Boysen's murder case.

The subsequent hearing for Boysen is scheduled for August 23.

Online: Renton man's hearing ends as he tries to leave courtroom (The Seattle Times)


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