EAGLE, Colo. (AP) — The lawyer for a man accused of killing his aunt and uncle in El Jebel is suggesting that mental health problems contributed to the slayings.
During a court hearing Monday in Eagle, public defender Thea Reiff pointed to Williams Anderson Amaya’s interrogation, in which he said he was related to John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton and claimed his aunt and uncle, Mayra and Eliseo Lopez, were “witches.” Lt. Daniel Loya, who questioned Amaya, testified that he found paperwork in Amaya’s car showing that he had been admitted to a psychological facility.
The Aspen Times (http://bit.ly/1uVZNiL) reported that Loya testified that Amaya made a “conscious decision” to buy a handgun and ammunition the day of the slayings.
District Judge Paul Dunkelman ruled there was enough evidence for him to stand trial.
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Information from: The Aspen Times, http://www.aspentimes.com/
