A Boone County judge ordered a Columbia man committed indefinitely to the Missouri Department of Mental Health on Wednesday after accepting his insanity plea in the 2024 death of his father.

Steven Strumpf was charged in the January 2024 death of his father on Deerfoot Way in southwest Columbia. David Strumpf was reportedly stabbed multiple times before gasoline was poured on his body and the family’s garage was set afire.

Strumpf has been diagnosed with unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders as well as autism spectrum disorder. Those disorders made Strumpf incapable of understanding the consequences of his actions, according to the Aug 22nd examination by the Department of Mental Health.

Strumpf had been set for trial on first-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson and credit card fraud charges this month.