Booth
LIMA — A Lima man pleaded not guilty due to insanity Wednesday, and his lawyers filed a motion suggesting he is not competent to stand trial in the Allen County Common Pleas Court for felonious assault, a second-degree felony.
Bryan Booth, 56, will receive a psychiatric evaluation, and the court will hold a hearing to determine competency based on the results.
According to court documents, the assault occurred May 25 and was labeled as a domestic dispute. Officers found Booth outside bleeding from the right side of his face.
According to court records, he told officers he struck the victim in the head with a baton and said, “He’s not going to be anywhere, I hurt him, I killed him just about.”
The victim was transported to Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center and needed 11 staples and two stitches in his head.
Reach Charlotte Caldwell at 567-242-0451.
