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Lenahan to receive mental evaluation after stand-off
Lenahan's attorney suggested evaluation, which is to be completed by the end of April
Kate Welter
Issue date: 4/20/09 Section: News
Nathan Michael Lenahan, the man responsible for the stand off on NW 25th Street and Van Buren Avenue who threatened his neighbors with a knife, will be receiving a mental evaluation sometime in the next week.
Lenahan, 29, was arrested March 31 after a five-hour stand-off at 331 NW 25th St., located on Greek Row in Corvallis.
At approximately 7:30 a.m., Lenahan allegedly broke into his neighbor's home and threatened him with a knife, accusing him of tapping his phone and listening in on his conversations. Lenahan left, but returned a few minutes later. The neighbor called the police. Lenahan proceeded to barricade himself in the basement apartment and refused to come out.
The neighbor called the Corvallis Police Department, who responded first to the incident. The Oregon State Police SWAT team also became involved, and a large group of OSU students flocked to the scene to watch. The stand-off ended after police stunned Lenahan with a Taser device through a broken basement window.
Lenahan was charged with felony first-degree burglary, coercion and an unlawful use of a weapon. He was also charged with a misdemeanor crime for obstructing a governmental or judicial administration.
At Lenahan's arraignment on April 1, his defense attorney, Jennifer Nash, raised concerns about her client's mental health. Nash was appointed by the court to represent Lenahan after he was unable to fill out an attorney request document.
Nash explained to the court that she was unsure if Lenahan would be competent and able to aid and assist in his own defense. No plea was entered on his behalf.
Deputy District Attorney Chris Stringer agreed with Nash, finding her request to be "well-founded."
The court ordered Lenahan to undergo an official mental evaluation at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
Prior to Lenahan's March 31 arrest, Albany police were already familiar with him after his attempts to get young women to take part in his filmmaking productions.
Lenahan, 29, was arrested March 31 after a five-hour stand-off at 331 NW 25th St., located on Greek Row in Corvallis.
At approximately 7:30 a.m., Lenahan allegedly broke into his neighbor's home and threatened him with a knife, accusing him of tapping his phone and listening in on his conversations. Lenahan left, but returned a few minutes later. The neighbor called the police. Lenahan proceeded to barricade himself in the basement apartment and refused to come out.
The neighbor called the Corvallis Police Department, who responded first to the incident. The Oregon State Police SWAT team also became involved, and a large group of OSU students flocked to the scene to watch. The stand-off ended after police stunned Lenahan with a Taser device through a broken basement window.
Lenahan was charged with felony first-degree burglary, coercion and an unlawful use of a weapon. He was also charged with a misdemeanor crime for obstructing a governmental or judicial administration.
At Lenahan's arraignment on April 1, his defense attorney, Jennifer Nash, raised concerns about her client's mental health. Nash was appointed by the court to represent Lenahan after he was unable to fill out an attorney request document.
Nash explained to the court that she was unsure if Lenahan would be competent and able to aid and assist in his own defense. No plea was entered on his behalf.
Deputy District Attorney Chris Stringer agreed with Nash, finding her request to be "well-founded."
The court ordered Lenahan to undergo an official mental evaluation at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
Prior to Lenahan's March 31 arrest, Albany police were already familiar with him after his attempts to get young women to take part in his filmmaking productions.
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