LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man accused of killing his own mother in 2018 is back in custody.
Gavin Perkins was released from Central State Hospital against his family's wishes due to a loophole in the law.
He's back in Metro Corrections after being arrested in St. Matthews and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Perkins' family told WHAS11 he suffers from delusions and paranoia and believed his mother was part of a conspiracy to get him.
He was charged with murder in 2018 but those charges were eventually dropped after a judge ruled him unfit to stand trial.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron has now brought a new murder charge against Perkins.
He is expected in court next week.
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