An accused murderer from Pace has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Christopher Lynch beat his mother to death on Mother’s Day in May of 2016. He also attacked Santa Rosa County deputies. A Santa Rosa County Circuit Court judge ruled that Lynch was insane when he killed Cheryl Lynch. Several medical professionals testified that due to a traumatic brain injury he received while in the Army, he was psychotic and insane at the time of her death. The judge ordered Lynch moved to a state facility where he will be involuntarily hospitalized indefinitely.