Advertisement Nikko Jenkins: 'I will not plead guilty to charges' Accused killer writes KETV NewsWatch 7 second letter Share Shares Copy Link Copy

In a second letter to KETV NewsWatch 7, accused killer Nikko Jenkins now says he will not plead guilty to the charges he faces.This development comes after the case against the 27-year-old raised questions about the lack of mental health treatment he received while serving prison time for robbery and assault.Jenkins, who was released from prison in late July -- days before police allege he carried out four Omaha killings -- claimed he was following orders from Egyptian demons.Jenkins now faces multiple charges, including four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jorge Cajiga-Ruiz, Juan Uribe-Pena, Curtis Bradford and Andrea Kruger.In letters he wrote in November to Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine, District Judge Peter Bataillon and the Omaha World-Herald, Jenkins had said he wished to plead guilty to the charges and spare the families the pain of a trial.This week, however, KETV NewsWatch 7 received two letters from Jenkins that indicate he's changed his mind. In one dated Jan. 12, Jenkins said he will not plead guilty to charges he faces because he is suffering from a severe psychosis condition of schizophrenia.-- PDF: Read the second letter to KETV“Because of this mental disability, I am chemically imbalanced,” he wrote. "These state officials and prison officials possessed complete and full knowledge of the dangerous person of mental illness Nikko Allen Jenkins, yet they failed to preserve and protect human life."In a letter dated Jan. 10, Jenkins said the state of Nebraska should be liable for facial injuries he inflicted on himself.According to his interpretation of state law, Jenkins said since he was mentally ill, the state is responsible for any injury he suffered while in custody, including the self-mutilation facial carving Jenkins carried out on at least two occasions. In the letter, Jenkins also repeats his contention that the state ignored his mental illness and denied him proper treatment while he was in prison.A hearing is set for next month to determine whether Jenkins is competent to stand trial.