A Virginia man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2019 killing of his landlord allegedly used a temporary 48-hour pass from a state psychiatric facility to leave the United States, according to court records.

Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda left the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (NVMHI) on July 6, 2026, with permission for a 48-hour community visit. He was required to return to the facility on July 8 — but instead, court filings say, he traveled to Washington Dulles International Airport and boarded an international flight.

Airline records attached to the court filing show that Toshpulodzoda flew from Dulles to Istanbul, Turkey, before continuing to Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The documents state that he did not remain at the approved community placement and failed to return to NVMHI as required.

The escape is particularly striking because a judge had determined just days earlier that Toshpulodzoda remained mentally ill and required inpatient hospitalization. A June 29 court order recommitted him to state custody and said he was not to be released from inpatient hospitalization without another court order.

Despite that order, Virginia law allows certain people committed to psychiatric facilities to receive temporary, unaccompanied community visits of up to 48 hours. NVMHI had authorized Toshpulodzoda to take such a pass, according to the court filing.

Toshpulodzoda had originally been accused of killing his landlord, Mohammad Hemmatian, in Vienna, Virginia, in 2019. He was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in 2022.

The legal finding did not mean prosecutors determined that Hemmatian had not been killed or that Toshpulodzoda was innocent of the underlying act. Rather, the insanity finding meant he was legally not responsible for the crime because of his mental condition at the time, preventing the Commonwealth from obtaining a criminal conviction.

After Toshpulodzoda failed to return, NVMHI placed him on escape status, revoked his pass and issued a facility warrant. Virginia State Police and federal authorities were notified, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an alert in case he attempted to return to the United States.

Prosecutors subsequently sought a broader judicial warrant because the facility warrant was limited to Virginia. Court documents state that authorities wanted legal authority to apprehend Toshpulodzoda if he were found elsewhere in the United States or attempted to re-enter the country.

The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said prosecutors had continued opposing his release during annual reviews, including in June 2026, when the court ordered that he remain in a state behavioral health facility.

For now, Toshpulodzoda is believed to be outside the United States, while authorities work to enforce the outstanding warrant and determine how he can be returned to Virginia.

The case has raised serious questions about how a man who remained under an inpatient commitment was able to use a temporary community pass to reach an international airport and board a one-way flight out of the country.