Court documents have said Siscoe was to be evaluated by a doctor at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
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By Jayme Poisson
John Michael Siscoe, 40 — the man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to torturing another man and confining him to a closet — made a brief appearance in court Thursday.
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