Updates On The Sonya Deville Attempted Stalker Case
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There are a few additional updates as it comes to the status of Sonya Deville’s attempted stalker. News broke last week from Raj Giri of Wrestling INC. that Deville’s stalker, Phillip A. Thomas was found to be incompetent to stand trial for his actions. Instead, Thomas was sent to Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, Florida and it appears that he will remain institutionalized for the foreseeable future. This decision was made after Thomas went through a court-ordered medical examination courtesy of Judge Barbara Twine Thomas. The five page ruling was made on May 14 and states the following (courtesy of PWInsdier):
The Defendant is manifestly incapable of surviving alone or with the help of willing and responsible family or friends, including available alternative services, and, without treatment, the Defendant is likely to suffer from neglect or to refuse to care for himself/herself, and such neglect or refusal poses a real and present threat of substantive harm to the Defendant’s well-being; or, there is a substantial likelihood that in the near future the Defendant will inflict serious bodily harm on himself/herself or another person, as evidenced by behaviors causing, attempting, or threatening such harm.
b. All available, less restrictive treatment alternatives, including treatment in community residential facilities or community inpatient or outpatient settings, which would offer an opportunity for improvement of the Defendant’s condition have been judged to be inappropriate; and
c. There is substantial probability that the mental illness causing the Defendant’s incompetence to proceed will respond to treatment and the Defendant will regain competency to proceed in the reasonably foreseeable future.
Thomas was arrested back in August of 2020 after breaking into Sonya Deville’s home with a knife, plastic zip-ties and duct-tape. Deville and a friend happened to Thomas and fled the residence before he was arrested by authorities. Thomas was charged with Aggravated Stalking, Armed Burglary of a Dwelling, Attempted Armed Kidnapping, and Criminal Mischief. Deville went on a seven month sabbactical before returning to WWE programming at the beginning of 2021. (Information credit should go to Richard Trionfo)