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Source: The Charleston Gazette, W.mini storageVa.Aug. 30--CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A man accused of going on a shooting rampage in an upscale Charleston subdivision will undergo a mental evaluation before a judge determines whether he should be let out on bail.On Friday, Kanawha Circuit Judge Carrie Webster ordered Mark Bramble, 49, to Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital in Huntington for a mental evaluation to determine not only whether he is fit to stand trial, but also whether Bramble is a danger to himself or others.Bramble, a former attorney with the state attorney general's office, allegedly fired almost 50 rounds from several guns inside and out the windows of his home in the Sherwood Forest subdivision on Aug. 12.Bramble also allegedly pointed guns and fired at police. He is charged with attempted murder and wanton endangerment.His wife told police he had been agitated in the days leading up to the shooting and was apparently suffering hallucinations on the morning of the incident.Also Friday, Webster granted a request by Bramble's attorneys to have Kanawha County prosecutor Mark Plants and his staff recused from the case. Plants said he lives within 100 yards of Bramble; he was home at the time of the incident and heard gunshots.At the hearing, Plants agreed with defense lawyer Michael Payne that he should not continue to prosecute the case."It's not whether [prosecutors] can move forward objectively, it's whether there's an appearance of impropriety," Plants told the judge."I think that a reasonable person could conclude I'm a witness in this case,"self storagePlants said -- or, he said, even a potential victim.The West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute will appoint a special prosecutor to take over Bramble's case. Plants said a new prosecutor can probably be appointed within days.Bramble's initial bond was set at $200,000 cash, an amount his attorneys have been trying to get lowered. At one point, Magistrate Jack Pauley ordered bail reduced to $25,000, but Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey ordered it reinstated after prosecutors objected. The case was transferred to Webster after Bailey and several other Kanawha County judges recused themselves.Webster said Friday she would wait to set a final bond until after the mental evaluation.The order sending Bramble to Mildred Mitchell-Bateman satisfied both defense lawyers and prosecutors."All we've been asking this entire time is for my client to go to a mental hygiene hearing and be committed to a mental institution," said Payne.Plants said prosecutors objected to a lower bond and a mental hygiene petition for fear that Bramble might be back on the streets quickly and be a potential danger to others. The judge's order to send Bramble directly to the hospital for evaluation assures Bramble is in a secure location while his competence and potential danger to himself or others are determined, the prosecutor said.Reach Rusty Marks at rustymarks@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1215.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, W.Va.) Visit The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, W.Va.) at .wvgazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉