A Palm Beach County judge has signed an order to transfer former Tequesta village council candidate, Julie Mitchell, from the county jail to a mental health treatment facility. Mitchell, who has been charged with stabbing her husband and daughter, will first be moved to Memorial Regional Hospital before being transferred to a treatment facility in Hollywood.
The incident occurred when authorities were alerted to a domestic disturbance at Mitchell’s residence. When officers arrived, they found Mitchell inside the home still wielding a kitchen knife. Her daughter had already escaped and was awaiting their arrival outside.
Mitchell was taken to JFK North Hospital along with her family for treatment. Her husband had suffered a slash to his upper left arm. When questioned about the incident, Mitchell responded with religious references, claiming that Satan lived in her home and that her family members were the devil.
The police report details how officers had to wrestle the knife away from Mitchell as she was uncooperative and violent during the arrest process. Mitchell has been charged with two counts each of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and resisting an officer with violence. She will undergo mental health treatment before her case proceeds through the legal system.
