DOVER — A Somersworth man accused in the killing of retired Center Ossipee Fire Department Capt. Jan Van Tassel, 79, was committed Tuesday to the state prison’s secure psychiatric unit after entering a "not guilty by reason of insanity" plea to a manslaughter charge in Strafford County Superior Court.
Roberge entered his plea on Tuesday.Â
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