A choose on Monday ordered a competency analysis for a Vermont man charged final week with beating his father to dying and critically injuring his mom with a baseball bat.
Jordan Lawyer, 29, entered not responsible please to second diploma homicide, aggravated assault, and eluding police, the VT Digger reported.
Prosecutors say Lawyer bashed his father, 54-year-old Todd Lawyer, to dying Friday morning at their dwelling in Enosburgh. He severely injured his 58-year-old mom, Robin Lawyer, within the assault, after which fled the scene in his dad and mom’ Jeep Grand Cherokee, charging paperwork say.
He later crashed the Jeep into one other car and was taken into custody, Police discovered a bloody baseball bat within the car.
Decide Allison Arms ordered the youthful man held with out bond pending possible trigger listening to and ordered the competency analysis. Lawyer has twice earlier than been discovered incompetent to face trial on costs that he attacked his dad and mom, most just lately in 2022.
Prosecutors mentioned final week’s incident started when Robin Lawyer referred to as 911 shortly earlier than 9 a.m. on Friday and mentioned her son was burning furnishings and smashing home windows on the dwelling the household shared, charging paperwork say. Moments later, the paperwork say, a neighbor referred to as and mentioned that Todd Lawyer had been shot and Robin Lawyer injured.
Officers rushed to the scene and located Todd Lawyer useless on the bottom exterior his dwelling. Robin Lawyer had accidents to her forearm and brow. She mentioned that she and her husband had come dwelling that morning to seek out their son burning furnishings within the entrance yard.
Later, after she was taken to a hospital, she mentioned that Todd Lawyer, who had picked up a bat to guard himself, informed Jordan he must transfer out of the house. Jordan grabbed a bat after which struck his father.
The mom mentioned she tried to cease the beating, however the son saved hitting each her and his father, and she or he finally locked herself in the home and referred to as 911.
She was reported in steady situation on Friday; her situation on Monday was not recognized.
Jordan Lawyer faces life in jail if he’s convicted of the fees towards him.
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[Featured image: Jordan Lawyer/Vermont State Police]
