Man accused in fatal Walmart shooting gets new attorney; summer trial canceled
Anthony F. Brown, 32, of Hamilton, is charged with aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, felonious assault and having weapons under disability for th
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Anthony F. Brown, 32, of Hamilton, is charged with aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, felonious assault and having weapons under disability for th
Defense attorney Clyde Bennett II filed a “not guilty by reason of insanity” plea on Anthony F. Brown's behalf. He also questioned his client’s competency to stand trial.
The question of mental competency for the so-called Walmart shooter was supposed to be settled Tuesday. But it remained unresolved and central to two separate cases.
Brown, 32, of Hensley Avenue in Hamilton, who was indicted by a Butler County grand jury on June 2, had been held in jail on a $5 million bond set in lower court on the initial charges. That amount was reduced last Friday to $900,000.
The tiny seaside village of St. Martins, N.B., will serve as the backdrop to the first-ever Fundy Sea Shanty Festival this summer.