The next step in Plush Dozier's case is a Huntley Hearing to determine evidence admissibility. This afternoon in Genesee County Court, Judge Charles Zambito set the hearing for 2 p.m. on Nov. 14.
Dozier (inset photo, right), who is charged with first-degree arson and attempted murder, was put into the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health for treatment and reevaluation by Zambito in May after three psychiatrists examined the defendant.
Although two of the doctors found Dozier capable of understanding the charges against him and the court proceedings, all three agreed he suffers from schizoaffective disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and is prone to paranoia and hallucinations.
"All three doctors who evaluated him said he could snap at any time," Zambito said in May.
Dozier is also accused of menacing a police officer after an alleged violent incident while in local custody two months after his arrest.
See previous coverage:
- Man accused of arson and attempted murder will receive mental health treatment before case proceeds
- Law and Order: Rochester man accused of menacing officer and damaging door of Sheriff's Office vehicle
- Grand Jury Report: Man accused of arson and attempted murder in Maple Street fire
- Arson and attempted murder charged in Maple Street fire
