Court grants absolute discharge to shooter deemed ‘a significant threat to public safety’
National Post · Chris Lambie ·
The man was found not criminally responsible more than 30 years ago for shooting someone twice who he claimed ripped him off in a drug deal
Ontario’s top court has granted an absolute discharge to a man the Ontario Review Board found to be a “significant threat to public safety.”
Charles Joseph Horvath, 54, has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and has a history of substance abuse. He was found not criminally responsible more than 30 years ago for shooting someone twice who he claimed ripped him off in a drug deal.
In December, the Ontario Review Board (ORB), which regularly reviews the status of those found not criminally responsible, denied him an absolute discharge, insisting instead on a conditional discharge. It required Horvath to reside at a specific address, refrain from possessing weapons and abstain from alcohol.
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