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Psychological Report Prepared for Arlington County Circuit Court Psychological Report for Ms. Susan Wilson NAME OF EVALUATOR : Ashley Turpin REASON FOR REFERRAL: Ms. Wilson has been referred to this evaluator for diagnostic clarification regarding the incidents that occurred on Day 5 at 4:26pm. Ms. Susan Wilson is being charged with resisting arrest, malicious wounding, and child abuse and neglect of her sons Peter and Jason Wilson. NON-CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: Ms. Wilson was informed at the onset of each evaluative session of the voluntary nature of this evaluation as well as the limits of confidentiality. She was informed that all the information gathered during this evaluation had the potential to be included in a report that would be submitted to the Court. Ms. Wilson understood the non-confidentiality of the evaluation, its voluntary nature, and agreed to participate. SOURCES OF INFORMATION  Day 5 – Victim Statement of Jason Wilson – Authored by Officer Ted Fryberger  Day 5 – Witness Statement of Terrance Jackson – Authored by Officer Ted Fryberger  Day 5 - Initial Police Interrogation – Authored by Officer Ted Fryberger  Day 5 – Police Report – Authored by Officer Ted Fryberger  Day 6- Jail Incident/Observation Form 2 – Authored by me  Day 6- Behavioral Observations Interview – Authored by me BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Susan Wilson, a Caucasian, 5’11, 27-year-old female from Arlington, Virginia, is the mother of 10-year-old Jason Wilson and 8-year-old Peter Wilson. According to her neighbor Terrance Jackson she is currently unemployed and receives disability for some sort of ‘mental problem’. He also reported that Susan can be very loud, displayed paranoia, heard ‘cat noises’ with no cat present, and had pillows taped up on all her vents. Her eldest son Jason Wilson reported that his mother, Susan, has locked herself in her room previously and is always saying weird stuff. SUMMARY OF INSTANT OFFENSE On Day 5 at 18:48 hours, the reported instant offense of Ms. Susan Wilson occurred at her apartment 633 North Nelson St. Apartment 3B, Arlington, Virginia. Earlier that day, her 10-year-old son, Jason said that his mother Susan was in her room and would not come out. He heard her saying odd phrases regarding ‘cats under the building barking’ and that she is always saying weird stuff like that. Later that he was in the living room

watching television with his brother Peter, when his mother, Susan, started attacking Peter and ‘screaming stuff’. When Jason realized what was happening, he yelled and tried stopping her. Peter was screaming and pushing their mother off him. That is when Jason grabbed a lamp and hit her in the head causing her to fall over. This allowed him to drag his brother into a locked room and call 911 operators stating that his mother, Susan Wilson stabbed his brother Peter. Their neighbor Mr. Terrance Jackson had the day off and was also watching television when he heard Peter and Jason screaming. He proceeded to go next door and knock on the door, but there was no answer. He tried to unlock the door but was unable to do so which led him to call the police. Officer’s Fryberger, Fox, and Rahaim were discharged to the scene as well as emergency medical staff being en route once the officers arrived at the scene. When they arrived at the scene, Ms. Wilson was yelling ‘open this damn door Jason, the devil is coming for you both’ and banged on the door. Ms. Wilson was not responsive to the officers and continued banging on the door. When officers broke down the door, they instructed her to drop her knife, or they would resort to tasering her. Since she did not respond or acknowledge the presence of the officers being there, Officer Fox deployed his taser and Susan fell to the ground, dropping her knife. Officer Rahaim put her in handcuffs while Officer Fryberger and Fox informed Peter and Jason that the scene was safe and to open the bedroom door where they had locked themselves. This is when emergency medical personnel arrived and addressed their injuries. Following this, it is stated that Ms. Wilson tried to get out of the handcuffs and screamed “the little ones are not safe here. Why won’t you let me kill them?” The children were secured from the apartment and Ms. Wilson was read her Miranda rights and taken into custody. She was transported to the police station for questioning. Officer Rahaim reported that in transport, Ms. Wilson continued saying odd things referring that her sons will ‘spend eternity in hell’ and its ‘all your fault’. Susan continued to make odd remarks ad sayings throughout her interview. BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS: On Day 16 at 14:30 hours, I met Ms. Susan Wilson in Arlington County Detention Center where I conducted a behavioral observations interview in her jail cell. Appearance: When I began my interview with Susan, she was wearing an orange jumpsuit and looked younger than her stated age of 27-years-old. Her eyes were red and puffy and seemed to be dilated. Upon further looking, I noticed that she had her nails painted pink and her hair seemed like she had not showered in a day or two. Her posture varied throughout the interview, as she either leaned forward or sat up straight. Behavior: Throughout my interview with Susan, her behavior started to become more noticeable. She continuously touched her hair and brushed her fingers through it. Multiple times she readjusted how she was sitting as well. Her eye contact was strong, but it was evident that her pupils were dilated. She would have trouble concentrating but would stare at me when I would talk to her. Her eye movement increased when asked about Page 2 of 4

certain topics. When I asked Susan about her medication, she told me that she ‘does not need to take them out’ and moved her eyes back and forth from left to right rapidly. Her rate of movements was frequent, and she stated that she ‘wanted to lay down’. When I asked Susan why the police were at her house, she shook her head and mentioned how ‘the lights are on’ and ‘you can’t talk about it. Mood and Affect: Susan’s affect throughout my interview with her ranged between euthymic and dysphoric. It was clear that she was irritable and getting frustrated that I was not able to turn off the lights in which she continued to ask me to multiple times. Her affect shifted to euphoric in which she began laughing and using the word ‘hilarious’ when she was referring to ‘animals with horns’ and mentioned the devil. She brought up how she used to live with her aunt which is when I saw her smile. She became elated when talking about her time living at her aunt’s house. Overall, I assumed that Susan was quite irritable and wanted to be somewhere with the lights off. Speech: Susan’s speech throughout my interview was quite interesting. She had a fast rate of speech and would sometimes lose her train of thought and blank while speaking. Her volume maintained at a normal to high level where I could hear her very well. While speaking to her, her responses were very clear, and she had a good quantity of words used when she would talk. It never seemed like she did not have something to say. Cognition: As my interview continued with Ms. Susan Wilson, her attentiveness to our conversation maintained the same, but she did lose her train of thought and start talking about something else. She was able to mostly concentrate throughout and was able to comply to questions ask. She had a good memory given that she mentioned her 6 th grade teacher, her time living with her aunt and her grandma. When I asked her if she knew why she was here she remembered that the ‘police brought me here from my house’. She did not seem aware of the crime she committed. Thought Process: Susan’s thought process during our interview was something I found very interesting. She seemed lucid enough for clarity, but the relevance of topics varied given that she would go from talking about ‘lights in the grocery store’ to ‘the owls, cats, dogs, and other animals living under my house’. She did not present any new or made-up words. She got stuck on talking about the lights and animals living under her house and would always revert to it. She jumbled her words together and said things that did not always make sense to me. She told me how ‘Jesus can hear and knows what is in your voicemail and in your heart’. When I asked her about the sounds, she would hear she stated that ‘the owls and animals with horns, those aren’t real, but the idea is.’ She demonstrated minimal delusions and paranoia, but it was evident that she did not want to talk about certain things because ‘Jesus could hear’. Page 3 of 4

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Insight and Judgement: As I began the topic of Susan’s mental health and wellbeing, she did not seem to believe she needed to be on medication because ‘the doctors want me to take medication, but I don’t need to take them out’. She is aware she is on medication but could not determine if it started with a ‘S’ or ‘Z’. She respected my insight into her mental illness, but I do not believe she is aware of her illness. She was willing to comply being transferred to the mental health unit but was not sure if she wanted to be on medication while there. Suicidality & Homicidally: My final few questions before filing paperwork for her transfer to the mental health unit were regarding suicidality and homicidally. When I asked if she had thoughts on hurting herself, she said ‘you can’t hurt yourself, it is a sin’. And mentioned how harming yourself is against the rules. This led to my final question about homicidally in which she told me she did not have any homicidal thoughts or ideation within the jail. Page 4 of 4