A 50-year-old Centralia man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for stalking a Centralia woman in June. Judge Sherrie Tungate ruled at the close of the bench trial that the prosecution had proven Tom Arnold guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, but said the defense had proven that Arnold was guilty by reason of insanity. The defense presented a report from Clinical Psychologist Dr. Daniel Cuneo. His testimony was not countered by an expert witness by the prosecution. Arnold will now be sent to the State Department of Human Services for an evaluation and treatment. He'll be brought back to court on December 13th for a status hearing. Arnold had been found not guilty by reason of insanity before for stalking the same woman, but had been released after undergoing treatment for the maximum time allowed for that class of crime. Arnold was charged with driving past the victim's home on three days in June, starring at her, writing multiple letters and sending flowers causing the victim to suffer significant mental suffering, anxiety or alarm.
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