A man accused of stabbing four people at a downtown building last year was found not guilty Monday by reason of insanity, reported Huffington Post.
Defendant John Mallett also was ordered to be sent to a Columbus forensic psychiatric facility under the ruling by Franklin County Judge Kimberly Cocroft.
The March 2012 attacks appeared to be a random assault on people inside and outside a downtown Columbus trade school.
Previous court filings had raised the issue of Mallett's mental health.
One such filing, by an attorney representing one of the victims, alleged Mallett was in and out of mental health facilities and jails until Jan. 6, 2012.
Mallett suffered from severe mental illness including schizophrenia and was prone to "violent assaultive outbursts" when living in Tennessee before coming to Columbus in January 2012.
One of the victims, Jeffrey Maloon's attorney had sought copies of Mallett's health records to determine whether mental health providers in Ohio or Tennessee could be sued over their treatment of Mallett. Cocroft denied the request.