John Penney jpenney@norwichbulletin.com, (860) 857-6965 jpenneynb

DANIELSON — With a state-commissioned mental health report on an accused Willimantic killer in the hands of prosecutors and a defense attorney, the two sides must now figure out what to do with the information.

The 32-page evaluation of Andrew Samuolis completed by psychiatrist Dr. Catherine Lewis has not been made public, but likely includes her insights into whether Samuolis was sane during several separate alleged criminal incidents.

“Right now, we are working to determine the logistical ramifications of the report,” State’s Attorney Anne Mahoney said Friday in Danielson Superior Court.

The challenge facing Mahoney and William Paetzold, Samuolis’ lawyer, is police have charged the 37-year-old defendant in connection with three crimes, including the fatal shooting of his father in 2013, the injuring of a police officer who was shot while investigating the death and the subsequent attempted assault on a state trooper who was part of the neighborhood manhunt that led to Samuolis’ arrest in June 2013.

If Lewis’ report arrives at different conclusions on Samuolis’ mental state for each alleged crime — not sane for one, but sane for another — the state will have to decide how best to prosecute a case that could involve recommendations of both prison time and commitment to a state-secured mental hospital.

Paetzold said he’s forwarded the report to his expert and will decide whether to contest the evaluation.

Prosecutors requested the evaluation two years ago after experts hired by Samuolis’ previous defense team found the Willimantic man lacked substantial capacity, as a result of a mental disease, to appreciate the wrongfulness of, or control, his conduct — essentially telegraphing an insanity defense.

Samuolis has been jailed since June 2013 when police were dispatched to 31 Tunxis Lane to conduct a well-being check of Samuolis’ father, John, who had not been seen for weeks. On arrival, they observed a “large amount of black flies” coming from the home’s windows. When police entered the home they said Samuolis ambushed officers, shooting and wounding one.

Police said Samuolis fled the scene, which led to a massive manhunt in the neighborhood before he was captured. Police said Samuolis later confessed to shooting his father to death in February 2013 and to living with the decomposing body for five months.

According to a warrant, Samuolis said his father planned to sell the family home against his son’s wishes. Samuolis told police he walked up behind his father and “shot him in the head with (a) flare gun modified to shoot a .410-gauge shell.” Samuolis said his father remained alive for “about a day” before dying.

Samuolis is charged with murder, breach of peace, threatening, illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree assault, assault on a public safety officer and five counts each of attempt to commit first-degree assault and attempt to commit assault on a public safety officer.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Samuolis has been held at the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown on a $990,000 bond since his arrest. He is due back in court on March 23.