Killer deemed too insane for prison flees to TAJIKISTAN
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Tue, 18 August 2026Sun, 23 August 2026
What it is about
Mohammad HemmatianAbdullai ToshpulodzodaNational LibraryNorthern Virginia Mental Health InstituteFairfax Permanent Supportive Housing ProgramDepartment Of Behavioral HealthDevelopmental ServicesVirginia Department Of Behavioral HealthCircuit CourtCommonwealth Attorney OfficeDushanbe, Tajikistan (General), TajikistanTajikistanNorthern Virginia Mental Health Institute, Virginia, United StatesTurkeyVirginia, United StatesFairfax County, Virginia, United StatesIstanbul, Istanbul, TurkeyWashington, Washington, United StatesSteve DescanoLaura Birnbaum
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
dailymail.com
foxnews.com
18 Aug, 17:37over 5 days23 Aug, 13:00
How it spread - 2 original reports
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- dailymail.com17:37first to report
The man was found covered in blood and arrested in 2019, but he dodged a prison sentence by pleading insanity. He fled the US in July during an unsupervised release from his mental hospital.
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- foxnews.com13:00
Northern Virginia Democrats Donald Beyer and Suhas Subramanyam faced questions after a Tajik national fled a mental health institute to Dushanbe.