Nationally-known child psychiatrist accused of pointing gun at son denied custody

[jpak]

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/jul/22/Dr-James-Schaller-accused-gun-head-custody/

A nationally-known child psychiatrist accused of pointing a gun at his teenage son and his friend, threatening to blow their heads off, lost a bid to have contact with his two sons today after a judge cited concern over possible witness tampering.

Collier Circuit Judge Fred Hardt denied a motion by Dr. James L. Schaller, 50, who is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill involving his son, then 15, and his 14-year-old friend and neighbor.

Collier Sheriff’s reports say that on Jan. 2, after the friend threatened to hit his mother, then pushed her as she was spanking him, Schaller pointed a black revolver at the teen and said: “That is assault and battery. Get into the car or I will blow your head off.”

Reports say Schaller’s son tried to get between his friend and father to “prevent his father from shooting (the friend) and that is when James Schaller turned toward (his son) and threatened to blow his head off also.”

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more gun fun

yup

[pnwmom]

1. I'd like to hear that friend's mother lost custody, too. n/t

[PavePusher]

4. Why? What criminal action did the mother commit? n/t

[Wilms]

2. "Nationally-known"? Well, I guess now he is. n/t

[petronius]

3. Psychiatrists are seriously unstable people

They should all be locked up, and the profession expunged...

[SteveM]

5. No, no... just "some sort" of psychological test. Yeah, that's it.