Crime & Safety
21-Year-Old Accused of Killing Mother Will Remain at Napa State Hospital
A Danville man accused of beating his mother to death five years ago is still too mentally ill to stand trial and will remain at Napa State indefinitely.
A Contra Costa County judge on Monday ordered proceedings to move forward to establish a conservatorship for 21-year-old patient Andrew Mantas.
Mantas is accused of beating to death his mother, 43-year-old Dimitra Mantas, with an aluminum bat when he was 16 in 2006.He has been held at Napa State since 2008.
Mantas will remain at the hospital for an indefinite amount of time, said Dan Cabral, a supervising attorney for the juvenile division of the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.
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Mantas still could face criminal charges if he is determined competent to stand trial.
Prosecutors had hoped anti-psychotic drugs would make Mantas mentally stable enough to understand the charges against him.
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However, an investigation by the county counsel's office and the public guardian's office determined that he is too mentally ill to leave the hospital.
The public guardian's office now will determine whether Mantas qualifies for conservatorship, under which a person or organization would oversee his care and finances.
A hearing on the conservatorship will be held June 13 in Contra Costa County.
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