Naperville man not guilty by reason of insanity in attempted murder of mother
A Naperville man accused of attacking his mother with a butcher knife in 2011 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
DuPage County Judge Brian Telander made the ruling this week after reviewing Alexander Georg's sealed medical and psychological records.
Georg, 31, was previously diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was deemed unfit in December 2011. He received treatment at a downstate mental health facility and was restored to fitness in the fall of 2012 — but his mental health deteriorated when he returned to jail and refused his medication, according to a Feb. 14, 2013 evaluation.
The charges against Georg included attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated domestic battery in the August 2011 stabbing of his then-52-year-old mother. He had just been released from psychiatric care when he chased her into the street in front of their home on Spring Garden Circle in Naperville and repeatedly stabbed her in the chest and neck, authorities said.
The attack happened in broad daylight — just moments after Georg's mother offered him a sandwich, according to prosecutors.
According to court records, Georg is now being held at the Chester Mental Health Center for further evaluation to determine whether he should be involuntarily admitted or if he is in need of other mental health services.
His case is next up in court at 9 a.m. on April 9 before Telander for a status update.