Adam Hicks was initially sentenced to five year imprisonment for armed robbery. He was released in July after years of waiting to be sentenced. TMZ. Hicks explained in a recent interview that he was trying his best to deal with anxiety and stress. self-medicatingAs a teenager, he was exposed to both alcohol and Xanax. His mother died, and his brother’s time in prison had taken a significant toll on him. Mental health.
“During this time, I started to heavily use Xanax, [and] heavily drink and slowly deteriorate into this insanity … I was having delusional episodes,” Hicks . He was allegedly interviewed for psychotherapy after he was charged with armed robbery. IncompetentHe was to stand trial. After getting sober, he was placed on court-ordered medication.
When he was asked why he did the crimes, he replied that he didn’t know. Responded, “Honestly, I don’t have a reason and that’s the worst reason of all. There’s a lot of things in the media. The things that happened that are true, I take full responsibility for, especially to the victims.”He apologized and admitted that he had let many people down including his family. He said, “I was just not in my right state of mind, but I do take full responsibility and I deserve what happened to me.”
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