She was born Septemin Pensacola, Florida. I always just wanted him to love himself and be proud of himself.Pensacola - Victoria Marie Ramirez passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021. It was the first time I had a family," he continued. He's a great kid, and I'm not just saying that because he's my son. Neither one of us really had a life," the elder Ohlson said as he tried to speak through tears and a trembling voice. The father then turned to Simon and spoke on behalf of his son. Ohlson's father, David Aaron Ohlson, sat on the stand and said that "his pain rubbed off on my son." He also took time to explain to the court what life was like and how he and his wife tried the best they could to help the younger Ohlson as a child. The stress and confusion of parental divorce mixed with Ohlson's mental illness led to his state of mind on April 8, 2022, he said. I've always known I needed it, and I really feel like I need mental help."Īccording to Ohlson's testimony after the shooting, he was triggered by the announcement of his parents' divorce just three weeks prior. "I'm very willing to receive help, mental help. It is my fault that everything happened," Ohlson told the judge. "Your honor, I would like to say what happened that night - I'm very sorry that happened. Looking at Simon, he apologized for the incident and said he agrees that he needs mental help. Now this Pensacola teen is accused of killing his mom.ĭuring the hearing, Ohlson was provided a chance to speak. Ohlson's parents split: His parents separated 3 weeks ago. Ohlson charged: ECSO: Father witnessed his 18-year-old Pensacola son shoot and kill woman with shotgun As such, he deserves to be punished for this crime to a sentence not less than 20 years in state prison."
his mental deficiencies are not an excuse for this crime. "Although this is a tragic event and the defendant may be a sympathetic person. "Judge, the state recognizes his mental conditions, and as such we made a plea offer reflecting it," he added. "It was not justifiable and certainly not excusable. It was a killing that was not necessary," Myers told the court. Since Zieman said his evaluation doesn't show Ohlson meets the criteria for legal insanity, Myers told the judge Ohlson's mental conditions aren't an excuse for him to have killed his mother. "Just because he doesn't suffer from the legal definition of insanity doesn't mean that he's OK, doesn't mean he's normal," Wilson told Simon. Wilson argued to Simon that Ohlson has never been able to lead a "normal life" at any point, much less a "successful" one. This mix of illnesses led to Ohlson's struggle leading a normal life, even causing what Zieman called "intrusive thoughts." "I think the mental illness directly contributed to his actions," Zieman replied.Īccording to Zieman, Ohlson struggled with severe OCD that had also caused attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and an anxiety disorder since his birth. "Do you have an opinion as to whether this incident would have occurred had David not been mentally ill?" Wilson asked Zieman. Stephen Zieman testified that he did not feel Ohlson met the legal standard of being declared not guilty by insanity despite saying Ohlson had "the most severe case of (obsessive-compulsive disorder he'd) ever encountered." The key issue in Ohlson's case came down to his mental health and if it met the criteria to be legally declared insane. Ohlson plea: Pensacola teen charged with mother's 2022 murder pleads no contest to manslaughter What happened during David Ohlson's hearing? He's the 3rd local son to do so in 9 years. Insanity plea: Pensacola teen to plead insanity in mom's death. A Pensacola man who shot and killed his own mother was sentenced to just over a decade in prison on Wednesday.ĭavid Allan Ohlson, 19, had originally been charged with the second-degree murder of his mother, Adrianna Ohlson, after shooting her with a shotgun on April 8, 2022, in front of his father.ĭespite Ohlson's attorney telling to a judge that her client has severe mental illness and a need for medical care outside of prison, Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced Ohlson to 124.5 months in Florida's Department of Corrections.įollowing his sentence, Ohlson will serve two years of community control followed by 15 years of probation, according to Assistant State Attorney Trey Myers.Īlthough attorney Sharon Wilson intended to rely on the insanity defense for her client, Ohlson ended up signing a plea agreement May 17, 2023, stating he would plead no contest to one count of manslaughter with a firearm rather than face the murder charge.
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