White House Fence Jumper Deemed Not Competent for Trial
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m-kojot/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A preliminary mental health assessment has determined that the White House fence jumper, Omar Gonzalez, is not competent for trial.
Gonzalez was charged with unlawfully entering a restricted building while carrying a weapon, assaulting an officer and numerous local offenses after he hopped the fence at the White House and evaded Secret Service agents on his way into the building in September.
Last week, Gonzalez underwent a one-hour forensic screening. Based on the results of that screening, a judge presiding over the pretrial hearing determined that Gonzalez “was presently not competent.”
A defense attorney objected to the findings of that screening.
The judge ordered a more complete health exam within the next month.
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