A man who was accused of committing four serious crimes in December 2022 during an armed incident at an Illinois College dormitory has been declared not guilty because he was found to be mentally ill.
Devin C. Hall, who is 27 years old, was placed in the custody of the Illinois Department of Human Services. This decision was made on Tuesday, according to Morgan County State’s Attorney Gray Noll.
Morgan Circuit Court Judge Chris Reif signed the order stating that Hall is not guilty due to insanity. Hall will stay in the custody of the department in a safe place while they decide if he requires more mental health treatment.
According to the charging documents, Hall is accused of using a dangerous weapon that is not a gun to steal cellphones from two people in a dorm room at IC’s Mundinger Hall at around 4:45 a.m. on December 14, 2022. The documents also stated that Hall entered the room without permission, carrying a knife, and threatened to use it while committing the robbery.
Hall was accused of committing two armed robberies and two home invasions, which are all considered serious felonies. Class X is the highest level of felony in Illinois, just below first-degree murder. The punishment for this crime is a prison sentence ranging from six to 30 years, and in some cases, it can be extended to 30 to 60 years.
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Hall is from Barrington Hills, a village located 40 miles northwest of Chicago. They used to be a student at Illinois College.
Hall has been told to stay in a safe Department of Human Services facility until they finish evaluating what kind of treatment is needed, according to Noll.
“The evaluation will decide if Hall requires mental health services as an inpatient, as an outpatient, or if he doesn’t need any mental health services,” Noll explained. “Hall will stay in DHS custody until it is determined that he is no longer a danger to himself or others,” Noll said.
According to Reif’s order, the department needs to give the court a report about their assessment of Hall within 30 days. A hearing is planned for June 18 to announce the results and decide on a formal treatment plan for Hall.
Noll mentioned earlier this month that he thought Hall’s case would start progressing soon and that he expected some kind of decision to be made at the hearing on Tuesday. Hall has been in the Morgan County jail since October, waiting for the result of his case.
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