PEKIN, Ill. – The attorney for a Wahington man accused of attacking his sister and her dog, then setting their home on fire, wants the Illinois Department of Human Services to be held in contempt of court.
Tazewell County Assistant Public Defender John Spears made that request Thursday in the case of David Naffziger, 50, who was found unfit to stand trial in May.
A judge has ordered DHS to come to court September first to explain why Naffziger wasn’t taken into their custody within 20 days of that finding.
This matter is similar to another one involving Sangamon, Knox, McLean, and some other counties in the state, where inmates have finally been moved into DHS custody.
Naffziger has recently refused to show up for several court hearings.
DHS officials have not yet responded to our request for comment.
