Judge orders ‘necessary and reasonable force’ to ensure accused child killer appears in court
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Thursday, accused child killer Letecia Stauch appeared in court to discuss the defense's request for a second sanity evaluation.
Stauch is accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson in Gannon Stauch in 2020. In February, Stauch claimed she wasn't sane at the time of the crime.
Her competency was evaluated twice and her sanity was evaluated once. The first sanity evaluation conducted by the state found that she was sane.
Still, the defense has requested an MRI scan and a 72-hour EEG test for Stauch.
In addition to discussing her second sanity evaluation, the judge told Stauch moving forward she no longer has a choice to not appear in court when her presence is required.
"You can choose not to appear, but you will appear," Judge Gregory Werner said during Thursday's hearing directly to Stauch.
Judge Werner ordered El Paso County Sheriff's Office personnel at the jail to use "necessary and reasonable force" to secure her presence in the courtroom.
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