Man who claimed he was hunted by aliens gets 16 years to life for fatal crash
A California man who claimed he was fleeing flesh-eating aliens when he caused a fatal car crash was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison Monday after a jury rejected his mental deficiency claims in July.
Scott Krause, 39, pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder stemming from the January 2004 death of UPS carrier Drew Reynolds, 34, who was on duty when Krause drove a stolen vehicle into Reynolds’ service truck.
With the plea entered, a Nevada County jury was left to decide whether Krause, who was high on methamphetamine and in the midst of a day-long crime spree, was legally sane when the incident occurred.
The panel heard evidence from the defense that the father of three believed “man-eating subterranean beings” that he referred to as “hemadrones” were pursuing him when the crash occurred.
