Christopher Plaskon To Appear in Court Thursday

Christopher Plaskon, 17, who is accused of fatally stabbing Jonathan Law Junior Class President Maren Sanchez, 16, at the school in April will appear briefly in Superior Court in Milford on Thursday, his attorney stated.

In a mass email to the media including Milford Patch, Plaskton’s attorney, Richard T. Meehan Jr., wrote,

“We are back in Milford tomorrow for a status conference. This will be a repeat of the last court appearance as both sides continue their pre-trial investigations. There is no further information to provide to you at this point. If you plan on attending we will probably not have a statement following court other than to repeat what I indicated after our last court appearance.”

Meehan has previously states that he is considering an insanity defense for his client.

Plaskon is no longer on suicide watch, and has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge.

Meehan has said his client is “ill.” He is being held on $3 million bond.

“I do believe he is sick,” Meehan has said of Plaskon. “There are signs of active psychosis.”

Milford State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor has pledged to fully prosecute the individual who committed this crime and to ensure they are “punished appropriately.”

Since the Sanchez tragedy, the Milford community rallied together as thousands attended a city-wide vigil in her memory. More than 1,000 people attended Sanchez’s wake.