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__ __ __ __ __ __ Befo re LOKEN, KE LLY, and ERICKSON, Ci rcu it Ju dg es

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PER CURI AM.

Kell y Co nwe ll
, who was fo un d in co m pe te nt to st an d t ria l un de r 18 U.S.C. § 42 41 (d ) on ch arg es in vo lv in g th reat en in g go ve rn m en t em pl oyees, ap pe al s th edi st ric t co ur t’s or de r ci vi ll y co m m it ti ng hi m un de r 18 U.S.C. § 42 46 , whi ch pr ov id es 1 fo r th e ho sp it al iz at io n of a pe rs on who is fo un d— by cl ear and co nv in ci ng ev id en ce aft er a he ari ng —t o be su ffer in g fro m a m en ta l di se as e or de fect su ch th at hi s rel eas e

wou ld crea te a su bs ta nt ia l ris k of bo di ly in jury to an ot he r pe rs on or se rio us da m ag e to th e pr op ert y of an ot he r. See Uni te d St at es v. W il li am s, 29 9 F.3 d 67 3, 67 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 02 ). Co nwe ll ch al le ng es th e su ffi ci ency of the ev ide nc e jus ti fy in g hi s co m m it m en t.

Hav in g rev ie wed fo r cl ear erro r th e di st ric t co ur t’s fact ua l de te rm in at io ns , se e id
., we affi rm

. Sp eci fic al ly, th e di st ric t co ur t’s co m m it m en t or de r is su pp or te d by th e op in i o n s o f th e m en ta l he al th ex pe rts who as se ss ed Co nwe ll at th e Uni te d St at es Med ic al Cen te r fo r Fed eral Pri so ne rs in Sp rin gf ie ld
, Mi ss ou ri— whe re he is pr es en tl y

co nf in ed fo r tre at m en t— an d th e op in io n of th e in de pe nd en t ps y ch ol og ic al ex am in er th at Co nwe ll is su ffer in g fro m a se rio us m en ta l il ln es s su ch th at he m eet s th e cri te ria fo r § 4 2 4 6 c o mm i t ment , in pa rt be cau se of hi s hi st or y of as sa ul ti ve be ha vi or s, hi s

so ci al is ol at io n, hi s pa st al co ho l an d dr ug us e, hi s fai lu re to ta ke m ed ic at io ns fo r th ree
y ears pr io r to hi s m os t re cen t o ffen se , and hi s co nt in ui ng de lu si on s ab ou t a pl an by
t h e go ve rn m en t to ret al ia te ag ai ns t hi m de sp it e m ed ic at io n co m pl ia nc e. S e e W il li am s, 29 9 F.3 d at 67 7– 78 ; Uni te d St at es v. Eck er, 30 F

. 3 d 96 6, 97 0 (8 th Ci r. 19 94 ) (li st in g su gg es te d fact or s in de te rmi n i ng po te nt ia l da ng ero us ne ss ). W e no te th at th e Att or ne y Gen eral m us t co nt in ue it s effo rts to pl ace Co nwe ll in a su it ab le st at e faci li ty an d pr ep are an nu al rep or t s c o n c e rn in g hi s co nd it io n an d th e ne ed fo r

co nt in ue d c om m it m en t. Se e 1 8 U.S.C. § § 4 24 6( d) , 42 47 (e)( 1) (B).

The jud gm en t i s af

fir m ed , and co un se l’s m ot io n t o wi th dr aw is gra nt ed

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The Hon or ab le M. Dou gl as Harp oo l
, U n i t ed St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco mm e n d a t i on s of th e Hon or ab le Dav id P. Ru sh
, Uni te d St at es Mag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e W es te rn Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri.

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