Former Farmington H.S. Principal Acquitted

FARMINGTON--The former Farmington High School principal found bloody and naked in his home last summer, has been acquitted on the criminal charges he faced. On Wednesday, Circuit Judge William Storey signed the order to acquit Webb "because of mental disease or defect." 43-year-old Webb was arrested July 19th after police responded to a disturbance call at his home. They later found that he had attacked a female relative and discovered a dead dog in the bath tub. Webb most recently turned himself in to police last month, more than a week after a new arrest warrant was issued for him on suspicion of contempt of court. The warrant stems from a violation of a protection order filed by a relative. A judge acquitted Webb Wednesday based on a diagnosis from the Arkansas State Hospital. A doctor there examined Webb, diagnosing him with Bipolar I Disorder with psychotic tendencies. The order stipulates Webb is to be committed to the custody of the state Department of Human Services "for further examination by a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist." Even though the court finds that Webb committed the crimes he is charged with, at the time of the crimes, he "lacked the capacity, as a result of mental disease or defect, to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law or to appreciate the criminality of his conduct." Deputy Prosecutor Dennis Dean tells us that as a result of the acquittal, Webb will not be convicted of any crime in the July incident.