TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A 24-year-old man charged with
shooting into a crowded Tulsa plaza and wounding a sheriff's deputy and a
bystander has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Andrew Dennehy's attorney entered the plea in district court Wednesday.
Dennehy's family and attorney say he's a paranoid
schizophrenic plagued by bizarre thoughts and delusions. Prosecutors say
Dennehy is bluffing and understands the charges against him.
Prosecutors allege Dennehy wandered barefoot into
the plaza between the Tulsa County courthouse and Tulsa Central Library
on March 7, 2012, and fired a handgun - sending people fleeing in panic
and injuring the deputy and bystander.
Dennehy was also wounded when deputies arrived and returned fire.
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