{"id":2619041,"date":"2026-06-25T12:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uthmeier-moves-to-impeach-judge-who-let-off-killer-mother-for-covid-psychosis\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:08:07","slug":"uthmeier-moves-to-impeach-judge-who-let-off-killer-mother-for-covid-psychosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uthmeier-moves-to-impeach-judge-who-let-off-killer-mother-for-covid-psychosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Uthmeier moves to impeach judge who let off killer mother for \u2018COVID psychosis&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futhmeier-moves-to-impeach-judge-who-let-off-killer-mother-for-covid-psychosis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619041&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced plans to file impeachment articles against a Miami judge after a woman, Precious Bland, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the drowning of her 15-month-old baby adn the stabbing of her husband and daughter. Bland, who faced serious charges including manslaughter and attempted murder, was found not guilty due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >purported psychotic episode attributed<\/a> to COVID-19, which her attorney claimed was a trigger. The judge, Miguel De La O, conducted a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-lifer-who-agreed-to-cooperate-with-biden-doj-against-fellow-activists-avoids-prison\/\" title=\"Pro-Life Activist Collaborating with Biden DOJ Spared Jail Time\">-day bench trial<\/a>. Uthmeier condemned the outcome via social media, calling for impeachment of the judge. Bland expressed gratitude after the verdict, despite the tragic circumstances.The prosecution argued Bland was aware of her actions and dismissed her mental health defense, asserting her behavior was not legally insane.Bland\u2019s husband testified that she was acting abnormally on the day of the incidents. Her lawyer emphasized the novelty of using COVID-19 as a defense in a murder trial, while also noting Bland&#8217;s mental state was not deemed requiring institutionalization. Bland is set to have a status hearing to determine her release conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> Attorney General James Uthmeier said Thursday he plans to file an article of impeachment against a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/miami\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"887\">Miami<\/a> judge after a woman was found not guilty in the drowning of her baby, arguing she was experiencing a psychotic episode due to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11163\">COVID-19<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Precious Bland, 43, was found not guilty due to reason of insanity on Tuesday by Judge Miguel De La O after a two-day bench trial examining Bland\u2019s drowning of her 15-month-old baby and stabbing of her husband and 16-year-old daughter. Bland was facing charges for aggravated manslaughter and first-degree attempted murder.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4624146\/reflecting-pool-arrest-obscenity-charge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man arrested by Reflecting Pool says he\u2019ll contest obscenity charge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4623856\/feds-bust-12-alleged-smuggle-drugs-phones-georgia-prisons-heavy-payload-drone\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Feds bust a dozen for allegedly smuggling drugs and phones into prisons using heavy payload drone<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4623878\/sentencing-date-vance-boelter-minnesota\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sentencing date set for man charged in Minnesota House speaker\u2019s assassination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was a bench trial. It\u2019s time to impeach this judge,\u201d Uthmeier said in an X post. \u201cMy office will be drafting articles of impeachment, and we look forward to working with all legislators who will support.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uthmeier\u2019s post was in response to a news reel of Bland hearing the verdict and a subsequent interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGod is good. This doesn\u2019t bring back my daughter,\u201d Bland said following the verdict. \u201cI\u2019m thankful. I love my children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bland\u2019s attorney, Larry Handfield, argued that the mother of six was experiencing a psychotic episode that was triggered by COVID-19 when the incidents occurred in 2021. Bland was reportedly trying to \u201cbaptize\u201d her family members who were also sick, and was saying, \u201cJesus Christ is coming and COVID is going to kill us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State Prosecutor Elizabeth Utset rather argued that Bland was lashing out at her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marriage\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1429\">husband<\/a> for infidelity, something the mother referenced in alleged statements to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s odd behavior, judge, it is, but it\u2019s not legal insanity,\u201d Utset said during the trial. \u201cThe voices and the COVID psychosis are a fabrication and an embellished story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors added that while Bland could have been suffering from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-chair-condemns-biden-abortion-policy\/\" title=\"RNC chair condemns Biden abortion policy\">mental health problems<\/a>, she was aware of what she was doing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bland\u2019s husband, Evan Bland, testified in the trial that his wife was acting abnormally on the day of the baby\u2019s death. Evan said he and his wife are both victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Handfield argued for Bland that \u201cthere\u2019s so much we don\u2019t know about COVID.\u201d He added that the case was \u201cgroundbreaking\u201d because it was the first time COVID-19 was used as a defense in a murder trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat theory doesn\u2019t make sense to me that she decided to do all of the things that she did: going to all the neighbors, calling her family members, putting the kids in the water, all of it because she was angry due to some perceived infidelity,\u201d De La O said after hearing the state\u2019s argument.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite pleading psychosis, Handfield said he is not seeking to have his client institutionalized, arguing that psychological evaluations found such an action unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4624146\/reflecting-pool-arrest-obscenity-charge\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4624146\/reflecting-pool-arrest-obscenity-charge\/\">MAN ARRESTED BY REFLECTING POOL SAYS HE\u2019LL CONTEST OBSCENITY CHARGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Precious Bland will appear for a status hearing on Thursday to determine the conditions of her release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Uthmeier\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uthmeier plans to impeach judge after Bland&#8217;s insanity verdict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2619042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/james-u-e1753892394469.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33010,81731,35390,81732],"class_list":["post-2619041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-justice","tag-judge-impeachment","tag-mental-health","tag-uthmeier"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/james-u-e1753892394469.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619041"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619045,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619041\/revisions\/2619045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}