This will be unpopular on this site, but I’ll say it anyways. I think he should be locked up for life, but I don’t think he should get the death penalty. I do believe in mitigating circumstances and it sounds to me like this guy is not faking PTSD. It sounds to me like he is mentally unbalanced because of PTSD.
I can only say that combat affects everyone differently even when they go through the same experiences. I will be looking forward to seeing what the military did to try to get this guy the help he needed. It’s easy to say that’s what his family and friends are for. However, no one can force an adult into treatment or a hospital unless they actually do something criminal.
Let’s remember Nissan, because of political correctness, everyone in his chain of command papered over the obvious warning signs this guy was displaying. Did something similar happen here? I don’t know. When Santiago was in the military, he could have been forced to get treatment or something could have been done. I’m withholding judgement until we find out more info.
That’s the thing: this guy has a rap sheet, 10 incidences in 2 years including two domestic disturbances (strangling girlfriend) on top of being institutionalized after turning himself into the FBI but isn’t on no-fly and has full RKBA (well, not anymore). How did he slip through the cracks repeatedly?
It remains to be seen if Santiago is reported to have had combat experiences. He may have entered the fbi field office with a legit issue and was handled.
Now he failed to complete his mission as programmed. Or not.