Dylan Nutter, with mental health problems, avoids jail. He will be under supervision after a jury decided he had a shotgun.
Dylan George Nutter was with the gang. Nutter, then 19, said, “Let’s go to war.” He was in a car January 9, 2023. Lee Wilson was also there when police were about to arrest the gang.
A sawn-off shotgun was found in the car. Nutter told police he knew nothing about the gun. His lawyer said he was vulnerable and had mental health problems, experiencing anxiety since he was six.
Nutter comes from Knaresborough. He took medicine to help him in court. The judge, Judge Sean Morris, read reports describing Nutter’s serious mental issues.
Judge Morris told Nutter he joined a criminal gang. Psychiatrists said Nutter couldn’t plead guilty. Instead, a jury decided he had the shotgun, allowing the judge to then help him.
Psychiatrists said Nutter did not need to be in a mental hospital. The judge ordered him to have supervision for 12 months. Probation officers will assist Nutter.
A jury decides if someone “did the act,” which is not a guilty verdict. Jurors only decide if a person performed the crime. They do not decide if it was deliberate.
The judge hears from psychiatrists first. Then they decide someone cannot plead. After this assessment, jurors decide if they “did the act.”