Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Olympia, WA: Competency question for Olympia shooting suspect

A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and then shooting himself in the face was in court in Olympia in a wheelchair and wearing an eye patch.

The Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. —
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and then shooting himself in the face was in court in Olympia in a wheelchair and wearing an eye patch.

The 54-year-old Roy Franco was supposed to be arraigned Monday on a first-degree murder charge but his lawyer asked for more time to determine whether Franco is competent to stand trial.

He's accused of shooting 43-year-old Kay Langford last September at her workplace, Lattin's Country Cider Mill.

Franco was arrested Friday at a nursing center and is now held at the Thurston County Jail with bail set at $2 million.

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