Man Who Pushed Boarder Off Chairlift Begins Legal Process To Leave Mental Hospital
ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A man found not guilty by reason of insanity for pushing a snowboarder off an Aspen chairlift is trying to get out of the mental hospital.
Thomas Proesel had been deemed by a psychiatrist to have been legally insane at the time.
The Aspen Daily News reports that according to statements in court Monday, a state appointed psychiatrist made the finding. Thomas Proesel had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Proesel pushed a 28-year-old snowboarder off the lift on Jan. 17, 2016.
The snowboarder was uninjured after plummeting about 25 feet into a pile of fresh powder.
According to the Aspen Times, Proesel has started the legal process that could lead to his release from the mental hospital in Pueblo.
