Ohio trial judge OKs mental exam in boy's slaying
Posted: 11/08/2012
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A judge in northeast Ohio has ordered a mental exam for a murder suspect in the death an 8-year-old boy shot in his bunk bed with a round fired from outside.
The judge ordered the test Wednesday for 21-year-old Shawn Wilson of Youngstown in the death of Bryce Linebaugh in August.
Police say the suspect argued with a man and threatened to return and shoot up a house.
The suspect is being held on $5 million bond and could face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
According to The (Youngstown) Vindicator , the trial is scheduled for Jan. 14.
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