Adacia Chambers Case Report

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In November 21st, 2015, Adacia Chambers, was accused of running a red light and plowing her car into to a crowd of spectator at Oklahoma State homecoming parade. After the homicide of 4 innocents and wounding dozens of others people, Adacia Chambers sits with her lawyer. Displaying a soulless expression, the judge concluded the odd behavior wasn’t due intoxication by drugs, rather it was due to mental illness. Later that day, she was arrested and “accused with four counts of second-degree murder and 46 counts of assault and battery with means likely to produce death.”(Tulsa World). During an interview with Chamber’s family and friends, Chamber’s father confirmed her history with mental illness. She is set to reappear in court for a hearing

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