Psychologists Testify That Ohio Bomb Plot Suspect is Suicidal and Depressed but Fit for Trial     By Thomas J. Sheeran, The Associated Press April 15, 2013 4:08 PM    http://www.theprovince.com/health/Psychologists+testify+that+Ohio+bomb+plot+suspect+suicidal/8244670/story.html   CORRECTS DATE OF TESTIMONY - FILE-An undated file photo released by the FBI shows Joshua Stafford. Stafford, the last of five Ohio bridge bomb-plotting suspects fingered his leg chains and rocked in his chair as psychologists outlined his two-decade history of mental health issues. The testimony came Monday, April 15, 2013 in Akron, Ohio before federal Judge David Dowd, who must decide if 23-year-old Stafford of Cleveland is mentally competent for trial. (AP Photo/FBI, File) AKRON, Ohio - The last of five bridge bomb-plotting suspects is suicidal, depressed and wary of a dangerous world but able to assist in his defence, psychologists testified Monday at a hearing before a judge who will determine whether the suspect is mentally competent for trial. No bomb went off and no one was hurt in the plot last year in which the intended target was a highway bridge over a national park between Cleveland and Akron. The four other defendants have pleaded guilty and landed prison terms of six to 11 years. The five suspects were arrested last April and accused of trying to detonate what was actually a fake explosive provided by a paid FBI informant. The government described the five as self-proclaimed anarchists who acted out of anger against corporate America and the government. But the defence called the investigation a case of entrapment, with the FBI informant guiding the way. The five had been active with the Occupy Cleveland group. Organizers of the movement sought to distance the group from the defendants. While fit to stand trial, 23-year-old Joshua Stafford of Cleveland "doesn't cope very well," forensic psychologist Sandra McPherson testified as Stafford's supporters watched from the public gallery. Stafford glanced at them without emotion. "He tends to make rather poor decisions," McPherson testified before U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd. She said Stafford has a preoccupation with death and had attempted suicide twice since she met him last year. Her testimony and accompanying report said Stafford, who appeared in court in an orange jail jump suit with a goatee and curly hair down to his should blades, has average intelligence, can organize his thoughts but sometimes is out of touch with reality, possibly as a result of childhood physical abuse. Still, Stafford doesn't suffer from a severe psychosis, McPherson said. "He does believe the world is too dangerous," she said. A psychologist who evaluated Stafford at a federal prison facility, Chad Tillbrook, said Stafford presented a mixed picture — sometimes withdrawn and sombre, but able to focus and ask to talk to his defence attorney. Tillbrook said Stafford's mental health issues date to age 4 and are treatable. His stay at the prison facility last year included several disciplinary incidents when he defied orders from guards. In December, he removed his handcuffs and cut himself when he was about to be transferred, Tillbrook said. At one point, Stafford mentioned that he occasionally heard voices but hadn't reported any in a while, Tillbrook said. Dowd asked for copies of the reports for sentencing use if Stafford is convicted or pleads guilty. FBI agent Brian Taylor testified that one of the suspects told him the group targeted the bridge in the national park to minimize the impact of the explosion and avoid casualties.