Reason Case was accepted for investigation:
On 5/3/17, Hennepin County Child Protection accepted a report of alleged threatened injury of 8 year old Derrick Duerr by his father, Erick Duerr. Per reporter Mr. Duerr is diagnosed with the other specified psychotic disorder and is not taking any medication to address his current state of having delusions. Per reporter Mr. Duerr had been hospitalized a couple of years ago and prescribed medication which he took for a while. Per reporter. Per reporter Mr. Duerr indicated that he doesn’t like the side effect from medications and soon after discharge stopped taking them. Also, per reporter Mr. Duerr believes he has a mission or cause to take care of gang members during drug dealers on his block; either directly or by calling the police. Per reporter the concerns are that Mr. Duerr has little insight into the danger he could put his son regarding his “belief” and “cause” to take care of the drug dealers and gang members. Per reporter Mr. Duerr beliefs if necessary, he will die for this cause and when he is questioned about the risks or danger regarding his son being involved especially with the gang members who live next door per Mr. Duerr. Per reporter stated that Mr. Duerr believes in the cause as he will die for the cause.
The outcome of the Assessment:
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Gyselle stated that she does not communicate with Ms. Duerr and they only communicate they have is when he picks up their son Derrick. Mr. Gyselle stated that she stopped communicating with Mr. Duerr regarding parenting because he would interpret that differently and quickly gets frustrated and upset. Also, she reported that Mr. Duerr does not act like a father while he is with his son. She reported that he has no guidelines for his son. Also, she reported that he has family support and other professional support. Ms. Gyselle stated that she does not have a good relationship with Mr. Duerr’s parents and they are not