10-22-14 fdl jury says man was not mentally ill when he plowed his jeep into home

A Fond du Lac jury has determined a Ripon man was not suffering from a mental illness when he drove his jeep into his home and a neighbor’s house.  The jury returned the verdict against 37 year old Nathan Disterhaft even though two psychologists and a psychiatrist testified that Disterhaft did have a mental illness.   A sentencing hearing is scheduled for January  12th following a conviction of recklessly endangering safety.   According to a criminal complaint Disterhaft and his wife were smoking marijuana at their Ripon home when Disterhaft began acting strangely and stated he had a plan.  According to the complaint Disterhaft backed his Jeep into the porch of their home narrowly missing his wife and then accelerated into a neighbor’s home.  Nobody was hurt.