Chris Walker

The firemen who responded placed Robert on a 5150. That's the code for a mandatory 72-hour hold for psychiatric monitoring and diagnosis. As Robert remembers it... I was paranoid.

The firemen who responded placed Robert on a 5150. That's the code for a mandatory 72-hour hold for psychiatric monitoring and diagnosis. As Robert remembers it... I was paranoid.

He did, in fact, receive a bipolar diagnosis, and the psychologists who evaluated him at the time also noted in his records that he seemed both depressive and delusional. His 72-hour hold was extended to a two-week stay at a mental hospital. And after his release, he began seeing a therapist. But these new assessments raise questions about Robert's antics in the past.

He did, in fact, receive a bipolar diagnosis, and the psychologists who evaluated him at the time also noted in his records that he seemed both depressive and delusional. His 72-hour hold was extended to a two-week stay at a mental hospital. And after his release, he began seeing a therapist. But these new assessments raise questions about Robert's antics in the past.

The most significant was an incident that Joanna mentioned to me that had taken place five years prior, when Robert was in the throes of addiction.

The most significant was an incident that Joanna mentioned to me that had taken place five years prior, when Robert was in the throes of addiction.

I pulled the police report from 1986, and it shows that Stockton police officers, not SWAT, responded to a call about a domestic disturbance at Jack's house. The officers found Robert locked in his parents' bathroom and screaming nonsense.

I pulled the police report from 1986, and it shows that Stockton police officers, not SWAT, responded to a call about a domestic disturbance at Jack's house. The officers found Robert locked in his parents' bathroom and screaming nonsense.

The story they gathered from Jacqueline, who was at home with her parents at the time, was that sometime after midnight, Robert allegedly came over to the house brandishing a rifle. He demanded some kind of paperwork from his father, and according to the story in the police report, he, quote, had the rifle pointed at Jack, Mary, and Jacqueline, and he was ranting and raving.

The story they gathered from Jacqueline, who was at home with her parents at the time, was that sometime after midnight, Robert allegedly came over to the house brandishing a rifle. He demanded some kind of paperwork from his father, and according to the story in the police report, he, quote, had the rifle pointed at Jack, Mary, and Jacqueline, and he was ranting and raving.

Robert reportedly went back and forth to his own house multiple times before finally locking himself in his parents' bathroom. When asked to confirm these details, Jack and Mary didn't refute the story, although when officers coaxed Robert out of the bathroom, they found him unarmed.

Robert reportedly went back and forth to his own house multiple times before finally locking himself in his parents' bathroom. When asked to confirm these details, Jack and Mary didn't refute the story, although when officers coaxed Robert out of the bathroom, they found him unarmed.

So now that Robert had been placed on a mental health hold, there was concern that his earlier troubles had more dimensions to them than a mere cocaine addiction. And Robert's mood swings were becoming more evident, especially in his marriage to his second wife, Annette. After temporarily separating, the couple had gotten back together.

So now that Robert had been placed on a mental health hold, there was concern that his earlier troubles had more dimensions to them than a mere cocaine addiction. And Robert's mood swings were becoming more evident, especially in his marriage to his second wife, Annette. After temporarily separating, the couple had gotten back together.

But then...

But then...

Apparently, Robert had tricked Annette into signing a divorce agreement, an agreement he wrote himself in which he gave Annette no money. Robert knew some legal language after all. He liked to tell people that he'd gone to law school, even though he'd flunked out in the first year.

Apparently, Robert had tricked Annette into signing a divorce agreement, an agreement he wrote himself in which he gave Annette no money. Robert knew some legal language after all. He liked to tell people that he'd gone to law school, even though he'd flunked out in the first year.

He also used his limited knowledge of the law to sue his brother in civil court, accusing Michael of improperly using assets from the family brokerage to fund his legal defense in the grape cases. This meant that Michael was now being tried in three separate cases, including his federal appeal and his upcoming state trial. Michael felt under attack from all sides.

He also used his limited knowledge of the law to sue his brother in civil court, accusing Michael of improperly using assets from the family brokerage to fund his legal defense in the grape cases. This meant that Michael was now being tried in three separate cases, including his federal appeal and his upcoming state trial. Michael felt under attack from all sides.