Federal Judge Orders Forced Medication for Colorado Springs Shooting Suspect to Advance Stalled Trials
Colorado Springs, CO — A significant legal decision has paved the way for progression in the criminal cases against Robert Dear, who has been accused of a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs in 2015. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn mandated immediate involuntary medication for the 66-year-old, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear his appeal earlier in the week. Dear, who has openly admitted to the shooting, …