The 19-year-old Janesville man accused of stabbing his blind father’s caretaker almost to death enters a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Asher Spitz appeared before Judge John Wood Tuesday morning where he waived his right to a preliminary hearing on a single charged of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
After Spitz’s attorney Kevin Smith entered the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, the judge ordered that a mental health evaluation be completed within 45 days.
According to the criminal complaint, Spitz lured the 19-year-old victim into the basement of a home on North Orborne Avenue on October 19th, under the guise he need help with laundry.
Spitz is then accused of stabbing the woman multiple times because, “voices in his head,” told him to.
He’s currently being held in the Rock County Jail on a $500,000 cash bond.
