Delusional Woman Mistakes Reality for Fiction in Violent Encounter

Nika Nikoubin, a 23-year-old woman who stabbed her blind date in a Las Vegas-area hotel room in retaliation for a U.S. drone strike that killed an Iranian leader, claimed she was hallucinating and believed she was in an episode of "Homeland." She was sentenced to three years' probation and released a self-published book detailing her mental health struggles. Nikoubin pleaded guilty to two counts of false imprisonment with a deadly weapon. She plans to advocate for mental health moving forward.