ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a man accused of killing two 17-year-olds behind a supermarket in an Atlanta suburb is competent to stand trial if he remains on medication for mental illness.
Jeffrey Hazelwood faces charges including murder in the Aug. 1 slayings of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson behind a supermarket in Roswell.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://on-ajc.com/2rltwCg ) that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua made her decision based on reports from a clinical psychologist.
Psychologist Christian Hildreth is treating Hazelwood at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville.
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Hildreth said that with new medications, Hazelwood appears to understand how the court proceedings in his case would work.
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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com