Snippet From the Cape Cod Times
Alleged killer Thomas Toolan III, a former Manhattan bank executive, is set to go on trial June 4 in Nantucket Superior Court for allegedly knifing and killing Elizabeth Lochtefeld in her island home after she broke off their short love affair in 2004.
After Lochtefeld's death, Toolan was arrested driving through Rhode Island. When he was pulled over, his speech was thick-tongued, and he showed signs of intoxication, according to court records.
His supposedly drunken, altered state is an element defense attorney Kevin Reddington will try to use to prove to jurors that if Toolan did the crime, he should not be held criminally responsible, according to a memorandum filed yesterday.
Toolan told state police at the time of his arrest that he was taking Zoloft, commonly used to treat depression and anxiety, Clonazepam, used to treat epilepsy, anxiety, panic attacks and other issues, and other medication. He also told police he drank more than four bottles of beer and some vodka, according to court records.
For months, Toolan has been meeting periodically with mental health experts, some of whom are expected to testify during the trial, in Barnstable Superior Court. Although the case is set to be tried on Nantucket, several hearings are being conducted in Barnstable for logistical reasons.
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