A jury may decide Tuesday whether Bryan Patrice attempted to drown his baby three years ago while high on synthetic drugs or if the incident was the result of a mentally ill man caught in a psychotic breakdown.

Patrice, 41, is charged with aggravated child abuse, attempted second-degree murder, domestic battery and resisting an officer without violence stemming from the 2015 incident.

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Closing arguments are set for Tuesday morning before Circuit Judge John Kastrenakes, who indicated the jury likely will begin deliberations following lunch.

Prosecutors say Patrice assaulted his ex-wife in their West Palm Beach apartment in February 2015 while she held their 2-year-old child. Patrice grabbed the child from his mother’s arms and screamed “Jehovah” and “Jesus” before allegedly attempting to drown the baby.

The mother of Bryan Patrice testifies for the defense during Patrice’s trial Monday, September 24, 2018. Patrice facies an attempted murder charge after police say he tried to drown his infant daughter in an "excited delirium" incident in 2015. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

When West Palm Beach police arrived at the family’s Clematis Street home, they broke down a bathroom door and found Patrice naked, sweating profusely and holding the baby’s head under water in the sink.

Defense attorneys haven’t disputed what happened inside the apartment during three days of testimony, but are asking the jury to find Patrice innocent by reasons of insanity.

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Testimony on Monday was provided by dueling expert witnesses — one saying Patrice suffered from mental illness and the other making a contradictory argument — as well as Clorinde Patrice, the defendant’s mother who was at her son’s home on the day of the alleged attempted drowning.

Patrice’s mother said she became concerned in the days leading up to the incident after getting calls in the middle of the night from her son saying he “heard messages from God.” She flew down from her home on Long Island in Oyster Bay, N.Y., to be with him.

Dr. David Husted testifies for the defense during the trial of Bryan Patrice Monday, September 24, 2018. Patrice faces an attempted murder charge after police say he tried to drown his infant daughter in an "excited delirium" incident in 2015. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

On Feb. 24, 2015, after dinner, Patrice excused himself to use the bathroom, then emerged 20 minutes later naked and shouting religious words. His mother exited the apartment and had someone call the police.

“Don’t shoot him,” Clorinde Patrice said she told police officers. “He’s mentally ill.”

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Clorinde Patrice also testified of extensive mental illness in her family history as well as that of her husband.

David S. Husted, medical director of the psychiatry program at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, said he diagnosed Patrice as bipolar with “grandiose” thoughts who “believed God was going to help him conquer the world.”

Dr. Alan J. Waldman testifies for the prosecution during the trial of Bryan Patrice Monday, September 24, 2018. Patrice faces an attempted murder charge after police say he tried to drown his infant daughter in an "excited delirium" incident in 2015. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

Alan J, Waldman, a forensic neuropsychiatrist and prosecution witness, testified that Patrice told him of receiving telepathic messages from Drake, the rapper, but said his evaluation was that Patrice was not bipolar did not suffer from any mental illness.

Assistant State Attorney Jo Wilensky told the jury last week that when Patrice spoke with a psychiatrist soon after his arrest, he explained that he smoked “bath salts” on Feb. 24, 2015, and “lost control.” Bath salts are synthetic drugs, much like flakka, that put users in a euphoric state in which they have hallucinations.

Circuit Judge John Kastrenakes theatens a mistrial over the testimony of Dr. Alan J. Waldman, while chastising the prosecution, during the trial of Bryan Patrice Monday, September 24, 2018. Patrice faces an attempted murder charge after police say he tried to drown his infant daughter in an "excited delirium" incident in 2015. (Lannis Waters / The Palm Beach Post)

The case hung in the balance before the end of testimony Monday after a prosecution witness referred to Patrice’s alleged past use of LSD.

Kastrenakes admonished the prosecution team for doing “a terrible job of prepping your witness,” but after considering a mistrial over lunch, chose to defer the matter “pending further argument.”