Utah man who killed his mother 17 years ago arrested for allegedly following girls into high school, saying he was 'there to hurt kids'
SALT LAKE CITY — A man with a history of violence and mental illness was arrested last week for allegedly following two teenage girls into a local high school and saying he was there to hurt kids.
According to charging documents, Kirkham was walking through the parking lot of Highland High School in Salt Lake City on Thursday when he saw the pair of teens get out of a car and walk toward the school. He then followed them into the school, and once inside, police say he continued to follow one of the girls until she found a school security officer.
Court records show that Kirkham pleaded guilty by reason of mental illness to manslaughter in 2007. He killed his own mother, 72-year-old Joeann Kirkham, in 2005 by hitting her in the head with a rock and then suffocating her. He was initially charged with murder but was offered a plea deal after mental health experts said he"lacked the ability to form the intent to kill," according to a 2011 Salt Lake Tribune report.
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