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On April 10, 2025, Daniel was assigned a new attorney, '''Jeffrey Feiler''', who officially filed a Notice of Attorney Appearance to represent Daniel in all future legal proceedings. Feiler is an attorney who has experience dealing with mentally ill and online-infamous clientele. The acquisition of Feiler is likely because Daniel was proven competent to stand trial. | On April 10, 2025, Daniel was assigned a new attorney, '''Jeffrey Feiler''', who officially filed a Notice of Attorney Appearance to represent Daniel in all future legal proceedings. Feiler is an attorney who has experience dealing with mentally ill and online-infamous clientele. The acquisition of Feiler is likely because Daniel was proven competent to stand trial. | ||
The following day, Daniel, through his former attorney Jared Westbroek, filed a request to restrict certain dockets from public access.<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68494815/united-states-v-larson/</ref> On April 25, 2025, Feiler was removed from the case. | The following day, Daniel, through his former attorney Jared Westbroek, filed a request to restrict certain dockets from public access.<ref>https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68494815/united-states-v-larson/</ref> On April 25, 2025, Feiler was removed from the case. He was assigned to the case again on March 3, 2026. | ||
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Additional witnesses were to testify for the hearing, however after the February 3 hearing, the hearing was concluded and these witnesses did not provide testimony. The witnesses were [[Bob Proctor]]; Greg Suarez, CEO of Golden Fiduciary and trustee for [[Nancy Shimer]]'s trust; Mandi Doryland, a Highlands Ranch based counselor who likely previously worked with Daniel; [[Case Managers|Ian Thomson, CEO of Daniel's caretaker company and former case manager; Jodie Marquez, operations director for Roundup Fellowship and an additional case manager]]; Alicia Cho, a psychiatric expert; and [[Tiffany|Tiffany Montano]], Daniel's former therapist. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/1qks518/bob_just_testified_against_me/</ref> <ref>https://larsonleak.net/leakweek/hearing</ref> | Additional witnesses were to testify for the hearing, however after the February 3 hearing, the hearing was concluded and these witnesses did not provide testimony. The witnesses were [[Bob Proctor]]; Greg Suarez, CEO of Golden Fiduciary and trustee for [[Nancy Shimer]]'s trust; Mandi Doryland, a Highlands Ranch based counselor who likely previously worked with Daniel; [[Case Managers|Ian Thomson, CEO of Daniel's caretaker company and former case manager; Jodie Marquez, operations director for Roundup Fellowship and an additional case manager]]; Alicia Cho, a psychiatric expert; and [[Tiffany|Tiffany Montano]], Daniel's former therapist. <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/1qks518/bob_just_testified_against_me/</ref> <ref>https://larsonleak.net/leakweek/hearing</ref> | ||
=== March 2026 Competency Ruling === | === March 2026 Competency Ruling & New Attorney === | ||
On March 3, 2026, a month after the hearing, Judge Regina M. Rodriguez ruled that Daniel was '''mentally''' '''competent to stand trial''' following 20 months of institutionalization and competency restoration efforts. Daniel disputed that his competency had been restored. <ref>https://larsonleak.net/leakweek/federal-judge-finds-daniel-larson-competent-to-proceed-sets-trial-date</ref> The case will finally proceed to trial, which is scheduled for April 20, 2026. <ref>https://larsonleak.net/leakweek/federal-judge-finds-daniel-larson-competent-to-proceed-sets-trial-date</ref> | |||
Dr. Katlyn Hanson diagnosed Daniel with Level 1 autism spectrum disorder and an unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder. She reported that although Daniel demonstrated an understanding of the charges against him and the potential consequences, he tended to minimize the seriousness of the allegations and she was concerned about his ability to assist his attorney in his defense. When Daniel arrived to MCFP Springfield in December 2024, he remained grounded in his beliefs that he was dating [[Grace]], and would even constantly talk about him and Grace with staff at Springfield and his defense. Dr. Katlyn Hanson stated that this delusional beliefs were strengthened by the trolls who interacted with him during his online infamy, and that he received prison mail at Springfield containing screenshots of text messages between him and fake Graces. By February 2025, Daniel began taking antipsychotic meds, which reduced his delusions, and finally acknowledged that Grace had nothing to do with his case. However, he still aspires to be a celebrity singer/songwriter. | Dr. Katlyn Hanson diagnosed Daniel with Level 1 autism spectrum disorder and an unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder. She reported that although Daniel demonstrated an understanding of the charges against him and the potential consequences, he tended to minimize the seriousness of the allegations and she was concerned about his ability to assist his attorney in his defense. When Daniel arrived to MCFP Springfield in December 2024, he remained grounded in his beliefs that he was dating [[Grace]], and would even constantly talk about him and Grace with staff at Springfield and his defense. Dr. Katlyn Hanson stated that this delusional beliefs were strengthened by the trolls who interacted with him during his online infamy, and that he received prison mail at Springfield containing screenshots of text messages between him and fake Graces. By February 2025, Daniel began taking antipsychotic meds, which reduced his delusions, and finally acknowledged that Grace had nothing to do with his case. However, he still aspires to be a celebrity singer/songwriter. | ||
Daniel's mental health history was also documented. The document indicated that he had been hitting himself and punching holes in walls since at least 2011, and that he had been hospitalized twice for these behaviors, once in 2017 and again in 2023. Daniel was also reported to have hit his head in FCI Englewood out of frustration. In 2011, Daniel's mother shared that he had a "non-accidental head injury" at three weeks old and had a seizure at five months. Daniel has also claimed that his mother hit him in the head with a hammer when he was eight years old, though the accuracy of this claim is uncertain. His IQ was reported to be 72, which is slightly above the typical threshold for an intellectual disability. | |||
Daniel no longer qualifies for a free attorney, and his previous attorney, Jared Westbroek, withdrew from the case. Daniel was subsequently reassigned to Jeffrey Feiler, who had represented him the previous year. <ref>https://larsonleak.net/leakweek/daniel-assigned-new-attorney-as-westbroek-withdraws-from-case</ref> | |||
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