A 20-year-old man named Hitler Sem Weilbacher who allegedly stole a Toyota 4-Runner and a Toyota Highlander, has mental illness and Chief Public Defender Douglas W. Hartig has asked the court to appoint a psychiatrist to check if Weilbacher is competent to stand trial.<\/p>\n
Hartig, representing Weilbacher, has asked the Superior Court to stay the proceedings and to appoint the California-based psychiatrist, Dr. Martin Blinder, or another forensic psychologist to perform a competency evaluation on Weilbacher.<\/p>\n
Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho granted Hartig\u2019s request yesterday, with the fee not to exceed $1,500.<\/p>\n
Hartig said that at the Nov. 17, 2017, hearing, Weilbacher appeared to have difficulty understanding the proceedings and was having difficulty communicating with him and associate judge Wesley Bogdan.<\/p>\n
Hartig said he is of the opinion that Weilbacher cannot meaningfully assist in his own defense.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that Weilbacher was diagnosed with mental illness earlier this year, that Blinder found Weilbacher last Feb. 4 to be incompetent to stand trial in a previous criminal case.<\/p>\n
Police arrested Weilbacher last Nov. 16 shortly after he allegedly stole a Toyota 4-Runner from a parking lot of a store on Capital Hill.<\/p>\n
Police also arrested him last June 21 at Hopwood Middle School in Chalan Piao, where a stolen Toyota Highlander was recovered and later returned to the owner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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