Marnell wrote that Washington didn’t appear to be a risk to others, but a September report in The Washington Post said other assessments disputed that finding. One psychiatrist reportedly wrote that Washington was ‘‘a potential danger because of his impulsivity and generalized fearfulness.” Another report allegedly said he had ‘‘fleeting homicidal and suicidal thoughts.”
Washington's mental records barred from trial
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
Judge: 12-year-old evalution too old to use in upcoming murder case
by Daniel Valentine Staff Writer
The psychological records of former Prince George’s County homeland security official Keith Washington cannot be used in his upcoming murder trial, a Circuit Court judge has ruled.
Washington, 46, shot two deliverymen – Oxon Hill resident Brandon Clark 22, and District resident Robert White, 36 – while they were apparently delivering furniture to his Accokeek home. Washington has claimed self-defense; White said they were shot without provocation. Clark died a week after the shooting without making a public statement.
Washington, who is also a former county police officer, was indicted in July on 12 counts, including second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, using a handgun in commission of a felony and first-degree assault.
The report said Washington had previously been diagnosed with depression; post-traumatic stress disorder; paranoid state and adjustment disorder, a condition caused when stress triggers short-term depression; anxiety; and other symptoms.
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