GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge has decided that a man accused of killing his father during a fight in western Colorado is not currently competent to stand trial.
The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1Hyfn7q ) the judge made his ruling Tuesday in the case of Anthony Padia, who remains in the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo.
Padia was arrested in December after his father, Leon, was found dead in his bed. According to court documents, the two were drinking beer the night before in their Silt home and got into a fight.
Padia’s arrest affidavit described him as “more like a child than a 27-year-old,” and District Attorney Sherry Caloia said she wasn’t surprised by the judge’s finding.
If Padia’s treatment goes well, he could be declared competent to proceed at his next scheduled appearance May 26.
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Information from: Post Independent, http://www.postindependent.com/
