Northern California homicide suspect found on stolen boat in Santa Cruz harbor ruled mentally competent

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Northern California homicide suspect found on stolen boat in Santa Cruz harbor ruled mentally competent
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Austin Medeiros — who is accused of killing 28-year-old woman at her home, assaulting her caretaker, fleeing the police against the flow of traffic and attacking a custodial officer with an improvi…

On Monday, criminal proceedings were reinstated against a man accused of killing a woman in Kneeland earlier this year.— who is accused of killing 28-year-old Emily Lobba at her home on April 3, assaulting her caretaker, fleeing the police against the flow of traffic and attacking a custodial officer with an improvised weapon — was considered mentally competent by a psychologist, though his attorney, Deputy Conflict Counsel Owen Tipps, does not agree.

Earlier in the proceedings, Tipps declared a doubt into Medeiros’ mental ability to meaningfully assist in his own defense after a state hospital report concluded Medeiros was mentally competent. Tipps said Medeiros, despite his newly administered antipsychotic medications, maintained specific delusions that made providing effective counsel difficult.In her report, the psychologist noted that Medeiros would likely not be competent if taken off psychiatric medication.

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