A judge has ordered a mental competency exam for a central Minnesota woman accused of killing her father and escaping to Kentucky.
Stearns County Judge Kris Davick-Halfen ordered the evaluation Monday for 38-year-old Lisa Kearney of St. Cloud. Kearney is charged with second-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of 66-year-old Jeffrey Schilling. His body was found January 4 inside the home he shared with Kearney.
Kearney was ordered held on $1 million bail. The criminal proceedings will be halted until the exam is completed.
A criminal complaint says Schilling died of head injuries, apparently inflicted with an ax-like tool found nearby.
Kearney was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 6 and later returned to Minnesota. Prosecutors are considering seeking a first-degree murder indictment.
Source: AP
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