Maurquise Emillo James, the 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Robert Fuller Jr. inside a Potomac senior living facility, has been found not competent to stand trial, according to 7News.
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge also found James dangerous and ordered him committed to the Maryland Department of Health for placement in a psychiatric facility while the case remains pending.
James is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Fuller, 87, who was found fatally shot Feb. 14 inside his apartment at Cogir Potomac Senior Living Facility.
Fuller, a retired attorney and philanthropist from Maine, had been living at the Montgomery County facility.
James, of Baltimore, worked at the facility as a medication technician at the time of the shooting, according to Montgomery County police.
Authorities later arrested James after a separate incident in Baltimore. Maryland State Police have said James fired at a trooper during a Feb. 24 traffic stop, about 10 days after Fuller was killed.
WTOP reported that the competency ruling came after a hearing in which the judge accepted a medical finding that James was unable to meaningfully assist in his defense.
James’ next competency review and court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 9.
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