23-04-2025
Man accused of killing AT&T lineman to remain in mental facility
Waco, Tx (FOX 44) – On the anniversary of the death of the man he was accused of killing, Zachary McKee was ordered to remain in a mental institution.
In a hearing held in 54th District Court, McKee's case was reviewed and he was re-committed, having been found he is still a threat to others. He has been held at the Kerrville State Hospital.
Zachary was found to have been insane at the time of the April 2016 stabbing death of AT&T technician Kenneth Cleveland – who was attacked while working on lines in the 1400 block of Barron Avenue in Waco.
At the time, officials had thought Cleveland's death was an accident – and that he somehow got electrocuted while working. However, it was later determined that he was stabbed more than 20 times before being set on fire.
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McKee was arrested, then tried. He said he heard voices telling him the worker was an undercover police officer. The 61-year-old victim was a family man with seven daughters at the time of his death.
McKee was first sent to the Austin State Hospital and was later transferred to Kerrville.
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