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Judge accepts insanity plea deal for man in face-biting case

Cindy Mishcon, sister of murder victim Michelle Mishcon, reads her statement about attacker Austin Harrouff during a court proceeding before Circuit Judge Sherwood Bauer at the Martin County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in Stuart, Fla. Harrouff was found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing John Stevens III, 59, and Michelle Mishcon Stevens, 53, during a brutal attack Aug. 15, 2016, at their home on Southeast Kokomo Lane in southern Martin County. (Eric Hasert/TCPalm.com via AP) Austin Harrouff, in back, sits with his legal team in court before Circuit Judge Sherwood Bauer at the Martin County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in Stuart, Fla. Harrouff was found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing John Stevens III, 59 and Michelle Mishcon Stevens, 53, during a brutal attack Aug. 15, 2016, at their home on Southeast Kokomo Lane in southern Martin County. (Eric Hasert/TCPalm.com via AP) FILE - Austin Harrouff, center, wearing stripes, accused of brutally killing a Tequesta couple in 2016, appears Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., as defense attorney Robert Watson, standing in front of Harrouff, asks Martin County Circuit Judge Sherwood Bauer Jr., to not allow video recording of a mental health evaluation to be conducted by a psychologist hired by the state. Harrouff, a former college student who killed a Florida couple in their garage six years earlier and then chewed on one victim’s face, is finally set to go on trial, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (Xavier Mascarenas/TCPalm.com via AP, File) FILE - This Oct. 3, 2016, photo, provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, shows Austin Harrouff. Harrouff, a former college student who killed a Florida couple in their garage six years earlier and then chewed on one victim’s face, is finally set to go on trial, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Judge accepts insanity plea deal for man in face-biting case