A competency evaluation has been ordered for Brandon Callahan, accused of murdering his mother, Lucretia Callahan, in their Iola home Jan. 17.
Magistrate Judge Tod Davis ordered the evaluation Wednesday during Callahan’s court hearing.
Jay Witt of the Southeast Kansas Public Defenders Office, has been appointed to represent Callahan, 34.
Davis said Callahan’s criminal proceedings will be stayed until the competency evaluation is complete.
Callahan remains in the Allen County Jail on $1 million bond.
Evaluation ordered for Callahan
