New York City, N.Y., May 15, 2019 / 12:54 pm
A man accused of attempting to enter St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York last month carrying containers of gasoline and a lighter has been deemed unfit to stand trial due to his mental health.
Police arrested Marc Lamparello in April after he attempted to enter the cathedral. The 37-year-old is a New Jersey resident and Ph.D. student at City University of New York.
A court-appointed psychiatrist has now found him mentally unfit to stand trial, according to his lawyer Chris DiLorenzo, who also said May 14 that Lamparello suffers from schizophrenia and was off his medication on the day of the alleged arson attempt.
Assistant District Attorney David Stuart said his office would review the results and determine how to proceed with the case, the New York Post reports.