MOORHEAD -- A man who spent more than two decades incarcerated for beating his friend to death with a baseball bat in 1986 in Grand Forks was civilly committed for a second time Wednesday.
But this time, Darrell Lee Daugherty Jr., 51, won't have to leave the Fargo-Moorhead area.
At the recommendation of the Clay County attorney's office, District Judge Michael Kirk ordered that Daugherty be indefinitely committed to Disability Support Inc., an adult foster-care home at 3507 10th Ave. S. in Moorhead.
Daugherty will remain there until his treatment team "deems it appropriate to change residences," according to a plan submitted by the county attorney's office.
Daugherty must comply with a treatment plan, attend psychiatric and therapy appointments, take prescribed medications, stay in contact with his social worker and cooperate to seek employment or obtain supportive employment services, the plan states.
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"It's a good resolution to help get him treatment," said Clay County Attorney Brian Melton.
Daugherty was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the New Year's Eve murder of Darrin Anderson in Grand Forks but had been released in May 2007.
Daugherty was civilly committed for nearly four months at an Anoka, Minn., facility after he tried to commit suicide March 26 by lying across the tracks on a railroad bridge between Fargo and Moorhead.
The train narrowly missed him, and police used a Taser to subdue him and get him off the bridge.
After his release, he twice was found by police standing on the railroad tracks, once in Bismarck and again in Moorhead on Sept. 18.
He may obtain early release from his commitment if he complies with the plan, engages in no further suicidal behavior and his psychiatrist and treatment team agree that he presents no imminent danger to himself or others if not under commitment.
If he fails to comply, he may be placed in a facility outside the community, the plan says.
Daugherty could not immediately be reached for comment.
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