MARINETTE (NBC 26) — A competency exam was ordered for the man charged in connection to the deadly drowning in Marinette that claimed the life of Jakob Bowerman, 13.

Tylor Birch, 21, is charged with second-degree reckless homicide in connection to the drowning .

Birch was in court on Monday in Marinette County, where the court found probable cause to believe a felony was committed. The court also granted the defense's motion for a competency evaluation.

According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, a 16-year-old boy (identified only as "P.C.") told detectives that he and Birch grabbed Bowerman by the hands and feet and "Swung him off the edge" of a Marinette pier.

In court last month, Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow said P.C. and Birch did try to help Bowerman

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