In a turn of events that will raise the eyebrows of law-and-order conservatives, Alexi Saborit-Viltres, an illegal Cuban immigrant with a murder accusation hanging over him, has somehow dodged the bullet. Saborit-Viltres was accused of gruesomely beheading his girlfriend in broad daylight, but now, he’s been found not guilty due to ‘mental illness.’ Apparently, crime does pay if you play your cards right.
This gut-wrenching incident unfolded in the peaceful town of Shakopee, Minnesota, where the unsuspecting populace witnessed Saborit-Viltres decapitating his 55-year-old girlfriend, America Mafalda Thayer, and dumping her body on the street.
Though initially convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in May, Judge Caroline Lennon has now overturned that verdict. The reason? Psychologists confirmed that Saborit-Viltres’ mental illness made him oblivious to the moral implications of his actions.
The court heard a twisted love story of Saborit-Viltres and Thayer, a long-term couple en route to court when an argument escalated. When Thayer indicated her intent to end the relationship, Saborit-Viltres allegedly responded with brutal violence.
The defense highlighted Saborit-Viltres’ history of mental health issues, detailing his hospitalizations for “bizarre delusions” and hallucinations after a car accident. Conveniently, he believed there was a camera lodged in his brain post-crash.
Bizarrely, despite diagnoses of psychosis and delusions, Saborit-Viltres was not deported a decade ago due to ICE’s trouble obtaining travel documents. Meanwhile, Thayer, a naturalized American citizen who changed her name to “America” after gaining employment at My Pillow, tragically bailed out Saborit-Viltres from jail and even funded his private attorney in an open arson case shortly before her death.
The verdict sends shivers down the spine of those concerned about justice and its interplay with mental health excuses. The case, coupled with Republicans’ mounting concerns over the ramifications of illegal immigration in the US, pours fuel onto an already fiery debate.
