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D.C. Witness Staff
- July 10, 2017
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Homicides
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A man charged with the death of his father was ruled incompetent to stand trial.
Brandon Byrd currently faces second-degree murder charges for the fatal stabbing of his father, Otis Byrd.
Judge Jose Lopez ruled in favor of a doctor’s findings that the 20-year-old is “incompetent” and cannot stand trial on the charges.
In rebuttal of the judge’s ruling, the defense asked that Byrd be able to stand trial regardless of the mental examination’s results.
A mental observation hearing is scheduled to proceed on the morning of July 27.