Judge: Police attacker mentally competent

Published July 4, 2006 4:00am ET



A Baltimore judge ruled on Monday that the Baltimore man accused of wrecking havoc on a police station with a light bulb and a pair of scissors is competent to stand trial.

In a mental-health hearing Monday in Baltimore City District Court, Judge George Lipman ruled that Rodney Bethea, 21, is competent to stand trial July 17, when he will face two charges of second-degree assault, possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to injure, second-degree escape from custody, and false imprisonment.

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