Green Bay woman found not guilty by mental disease in hospital shuttle van hijacking

GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A woman who hijacked a Green Bay hospital’s shuttle van was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

Jerilyn Soto, 47, was convicted of carjacking Monday, but then deemed not guilty due to mental disease or defect. An armed robbery count was dismissed, court records show. Prosecutors agreed to the finding regarding her mental condition, according to a court document.

Soto returns to court June 15 for a status conference, court records show.

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Police said Soto stole a Prevea Health shuttle van at knifepoint on July 8 at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center, located at 1726 Shawano Ave. The driver of the van was an employee of Prevea Health who was on duty at the hospital. Soto and the van were both found in Chicago days later.