DENVER (KDVR) — Charges have been dismissed against a man accused in a series of dangerous robberies in Aurora.
An Arapahoe County Court determined the man accused in the case was not competent to stand trial. This case began after convenience stores in Aurora were robbed six different times.
The police department said it arrested Ross Woessner for those robberies, but now court records show a judge in Arapahoe County dismissed charges, saying Woessner was incompetent to stand trial.
District Attorney Amy Padden says current competency laws are concerning.
“The statute is currently mandatory that if someone is found incompetent and not likely to be restored that the court shall dismiss the case and it doesn’t matter how serious the case is. In many cases are just getting released to th

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