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Meredith Lowell

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:2010s
Inmate Number:#57809-060
State:Ohio
Support
Animal Rights Activism
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Biography

Meredith Lowell, age 35, was charged in 2019 with attempted murder, two counts felonious assault, and aggravated burglary for stabbing a woman in a Cleveland Heights church because she was wearing fur boots (the boots were synthetic). Found not guilty by reason of insanity; the defense established autism-spectrum-disorder grounds. She had been previously charged in 2012 with attempting to hire a hitman to kill someone for wearing fur.

Case

Cuyahoga County Jail
Charges: Ohio Rev. Code 2923.02/2903.02(A) attempted murder; 2903.11(A)(1) felonious assault [2 counts]; 2911.11(A) aggravated burglary [2 counts]; 2911.12(A)(1) burglary - 2019 Cleveland Heights church stabbing
Arrested: Nov 24, 2019
Incarcerated: Nov 24, 2019
Released: Jan 14, 2013
Sentence: NGRI; civil commitment for treatment Verdict as recorded: No - not guilty by reason of insanity
Convicted: No — acquitted
Institution State: Ohio