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News Summary January 22 – February 4, 2011 Then he saw a knife. It struck him below below his left shoulder blade, and he went down. The boy said he saw two of his friends begin to argue with Moser and a security guard came to his rescue, grabbing the knife out of Moser's grip. The stabbing victim said he hesitated at first to go back to school because he didn't want to answer questions about what had occurred, and he said he has lost trust in people. He also said he now spends a lot of time alone. The female friend of both Moser and the victim testified Moser was upset because a girl he had briefly dated called him and said the stabbing victim had made her mad to the point she felt like she was having a heart attack. That is what allegedly led to the original threat to kill the victim and the stabbing, according to testimony. The girl said on the day of the stabbing Moser sent her three notes indicating he was going to kill the other teen. The first note said, "He's not the only one I'm going after. Now don't go telling him or anybody else or I'm going to kill you." The second note said, "I'm going to kill him along with other people. ... I'm getting payback." The third note emphasized he was serious about his plan because he had a knife in his coat. "I was terrified. I didn't think it was actually going to happen," she testified, explaining why she didn't tell anyone. Altoona Detective Scott Koehle read a statement by Moser to the judge in which the suspect said, "My intention was to kill [the victim]." Koehle said Moser showed no remorse in questioning after the incident. "He thought he was right in what he was doing," Koehle said. Doctor: Teen accused of murder a danger to society The York Dispatch By Elizabeth Evans February 2, 2011 http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_17256153?source=most_viewed Teenager and accused murderer Jordan Wallick is "a pleasure-seeking sociopath" with very little conscience who is a poor candidate for treatment, an expert forensic psychiatrist testified Tuesday. 34
News Summary January 22 – February 4, 2011 Dr. Larry Rotenberg of Berks County, testifying for the prosecution, said Wallick's murder case should not be moved to juvenile court because Wallick likely will not accept treatment and remains a danger to the public. "He's had a terrible, terrible life," the psychiatrist said, and early in his life he turned to crime. "That's where he feels comfortable," Rotenberg said. "That's where he feels at home." Wallick, who turned 16 last week, will more than likely be diagnosed as having full-fledged antisocial personality disorder with narcissistic tendencies once he's 18, the doctor said, explaining that such diagnoses generally aren't attached to juveniles. He is bright, impulsive, explosive and sees himself as part of the subculture of crime, Rotenberg said. Because Wallick is not uncomfortable with himself or his personality issues, the chance he would seek treatment on his own is "close to zero," although he would participate in treatment in prison, "as a means to an end," Rotenberg testified. Wallick is unable to form attachments to people "because he has always lived on the edge as sort of a loner," Rotenberg said. He noted Wallick would not have committed some of his past crimes -- including stealing a rifle from a car and two BB guns from Walmart -- if he had formed human attachments. Thrill-seeking: His lack of attachments have left Wallick with an emptiness he fills through seeking out thrills, including committing crimes, the doctor testified. Wallick is charged as an adult with first- and second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit both charges, robbery and possession of a firearm by a minor. His defense attorney, Dawn Cutaia, is seeking to have the case moved to juvenile court, which could adjudicate him delinquent but could only keep him involuntarily locked up until he is 21. Rotenberg said five years is "totally insufficient" to rehabilitate the teen. Wallick, of 706 W. Princess St. and Brick City, N.J., remains in York County Prison without bail for the July 28 homicide of James Wallmuth III. The conclusion of Wallick's decertification hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Chief deputy prosecutor Karen Comery said she has three more witnesses to call. The background: Wallmuth, 28, was pronounced dead at York Hospital at 1:31 a.m. July 29. He worked in the York County District Attorney's Office for about four years as a case manager, but left his job to attend law school at University of Pittsburgh. 35
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