Teen not competent to stand trial, attorney says

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An Old Mill High School student charged as an adult with murdering a man and burning his body is not competent to stand trial because he is mentally retarded, his lawyer said Thursday.

Ross Womick, 16, of Crownsville in Anne Arundel, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Anne Arundel Circuit Court, and defense attorney Carroll McCabe filed a motion asserting Womick is not competent.

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