GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - An Ohio man accused of murder in Nebraska remains in the Lincoln Regional Center unfit to stand trial.

Court records show James Thompson, 22, is accused of killing 72-year-old Gary Weaver of Eureka, MO, in June 2024 at a rest stop near Grand Island. He is charged with murder, assault and five weapons charges.

At a hearing Tuesday, Judge Andrew Butler ruled for the third time that Thompson was incompetent to stand trial and ordered further mental evaluation and treatment for him at the Lincoln Regional Center.

His next hearing is Oct. 1

In October last year, Thompson pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and in December asked that he be allowed to represent himself at trial.

Then during a hearing in January, Thompson told the judge that he could to a be

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