Man committed to mental health facility in murder of father

Oct. 27—A Gainesville man charged with killing his father in April 2018 was committed to a mental health facility Thursday, potentially for the remainder of his life, according to court officials. Daniel Wallis Burchardt, 27, was indicted in May 2018 on malice and felony murder charges from the April 5, 2018, death of Tony Louis Burchardt, 52, by striking his father in the head with a club. ...