A Virginia man acquitted of murder by reason of insanity fled the United States on a one‑way flight to Tajikistan after leaving a state mental hospital on a 48‑hour pass.
Key Facts
Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, an illegal immigrant from Tajikistan, killed his Fairfax County landlord, Mohammad Hemmatian, in 2019 and was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
He was committed to the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (NVMHI) in 2022 after a court ordered indefinite psychiatric care.
On July 6 2026, NVMHI granted him a 48‑hour unaccompanied community visit, despite a pending court order that barred his release.
Court filings show he traveled to Washington Dulles International Airport, boarded a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul, and continued to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, before disappearing.
Prosecutor Steve Descano, a Democrat backed by George Soros, petitioned a judge to allow Toshpulodzoda to be driven to the Tajikistan embassy in Washington, D.C., to obtain a foreign passport, then used the 48‑hour pass to depart the facility.
Reaction and Accountability
Critics labeled the decision an outrage, noting that the institute paid for an apartment for Toshpulodzoda while he remained under court supervision.
Luke Rosiak of the New York Post cited court documents stating the acquittee “failed to return to NVMHI on July 8, 2026, as required,” confirming the flight as a one‑way exit.
Social media posts from Rosiak and the account Libs of TikTok highlighted the contradiction between the mental health facility’s release policy and the judge’s earlier denial of unsupervised leave.
Former prosecutor Alberto Miguel Fernandez questioned the need for a passport, asking, “Why would an insane homicidal patient need a passport?”
Republican leaders called for the Trump administration to penalize Fairfax County, arguing that Democratic policies endanger national security by shielding illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes.
Editor’s Note: Democrats continue to put our nation’s national security at risk simply because they want to keep illegal aliens from being deported.
