Man deemed competent for trial in deadly stabbing at I80 rest area in Nebraska

Oct 01, 2024

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Ohio man accused of stabbing a couple at an Interstate 80 rest area has been found mentally competent to stand trial. Hall County Judge Arthur Wetzel wrote on Tuesday that James Thompson Jr. has “the capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings against him.” Wetzel found probable cause to try the 22-year-old...