18-06-2025
Mentally ill man unlikely to be prosecuted in stabbing of U.S. Senate aide
A man charged with stabbing a U.S. Senate aide in a random attack two years ago has again been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, making it unlikely at this point that he will ever be fully prosecuted for the nearly fatal assault.
After Glynn Neal, 44, underwent 10 examinations by psychiatrists hired by defense attorneys and prosecutors, D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd E. Edelman said Wednesday that the suspect will probably never be mentally competent enough to understand the nature of a criminal trial and assist in his defense. Neal had previously been found incompetent for a trial, but Wednesday's ruling was more pessimistic that the situation will ever change.
