A shackled Ronald Lee Haskell was standing before a state district judge today during a probable cause hearing when he fell to the ground. Deputies lifted him to his feet and the 33-year-old Haskell stood for about another minute before collapsing again.
He was lifted into a chair and wheeled from the courtroom. His court-appointed attorney, Doug Durham, says it appeared Haskell fainted. He says Haskell is being treated at the Harris County jail.
Authorities say Haskell was searching for his ex-wife Wednesday when he shot the family in their suburban Houston home.