Accused White House shooter to have mental exam

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Yahoo News:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An accused White House shooter, who allegedly called President Barack Obama the "devil" and "anti-Christ," was ordered on Monday to undergo a mental exam to determine his competency to face charges of attempting to kill the president.

Obama and his wife, Michelle, were in California at the time of the alleged shooting the night of November 11, and no one was hurt. The Secret Service said one bullet broke a White House window but was stopped by protective ballistic glass, and another one struck the building's exterior.

At a hearing, federal magistrate judge Alan Kay granted a request by prosecutors for a mental screening for the defendant, Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, 21, of Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Kay said he wanted to make sure the defendant, who attended the brief hearing, understood the charges against him and could assist his lawyers in his defense. The brief screening will be done by a psychologist or other appropriate expert, he said.

The defendant, who was arrested on Wednesday at a hotel near Indiana, Pennsylvania, was moved to Washington after a court hearing last week in Pittsburgh.

Ortega-Hernandez only spoke once to the judge. "No, I do not," he said when Kay asked if he any money to hire his own lawyers. Representing him now are assistant public defenders.
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The crazy goes to court.

[RandyM]

He is getting exactly what he wanted: a lifetime of shelter, food, clothing, cable TV, library, etc, at taxpayer expense.