A Texas man accused of killing two people at a Shelby Township used-vehicle lot earlier this month has been referred for mental health evaluation, officials announced Monday.

Terrance Jermaine Sandles, 46, of Houston will be evaluated for competency to stand trial, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said in a press release. Sandles is accused of fatally shooting Marvan Batoo, 40, of Shelby Township and Ghaith Baban, 48, of Clinton Township after they refused to refund him for a vehicle he had purchased from their used car lot.

"Mental health evaluations are a necessary step in the criminal justice process," Lucido said in the release. "They allow us to determine whether a defendant is competent to stand trial and ensure that any prosecution proceeds in a manner that is legally soun

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