Blaze Suspect Is Ruled Incompetent
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A brain-damaged young man accused of starting a fire that killed nine people at a July 3 fireworks store was ruled incompetent to stand trial. Todd Hall, 24, of Proctorville, Ohio, does not fully understand the charges against him, Common Pleas Judge W. Richard Walton ruled. He can still be tried if he is ruled competent in the future, but a prosecutor said it’s doubtful that will ever happen. In the meantime, the judge ordered him confined to a state mental hospital.
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