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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Harveys Lake man accused of beating his mother and killing the family dog pleaded guilty Wednesday, but said the crimes occurred due to mental illness.</p><p>Charlie Ide, 36, admitted to two charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, cruelty to animals and reckless endangerment.</p><p>However, Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas deemed that Ide is mentally ill.</p><p>Lupas made a change to Ide&#8217;s bail, saying he would be allowed to have supervised &#8220;therapeutic contact&#8221; with his mother, Andrea Ozovek. However, he will remain in jail pending his sentencing after having been previously denied bail.</p><p>Ide admits he beat his mother with a baseball bat during the height of Winter Storm Stella on March 14, 2017.</p><p>Ozovek suffered a brain bleed along with severe injuries to her arms and legs. Ide also killed the dog with the bat.</p><p>Lupas scheduled Ide&#8217;s sentencing for Jan. 28.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Man pleads guilty to beating mom and killing dog, but says he’s mentally ill