"The defense has presented evaluations from two experts, and this office requested an independent evaluation by a state forensic examiner. All three evaluations conclude that Mr. Edge currently lacks the capacity to proceed to trial."
"The state's mental expert found that Edge may be restored to capacity through appropriate treatment, including medication and counseling. With such a restoration, the legal case against Edge would resume."
"Authorities allege Edge, 41, piloted a small motorboat up to a dockside cocktail bar in Southport last Sept. 27 and opened fire with a short-barreled semiautomatic rifle. Three people were killed, and several others were injured."
A judge has ordered Marine veteran Nigel Max Edge to receive psychiatric treatment after evaluations indicated he cannot comprehend legal proceedings. The case, involving three counts of first-degree murder from a mass shooting at a North Carolina bar, was paused to address questions about Edge's mental capacity. Evaluations from multiple experts concluded he lacks the capacity to proceed to trial. Edge will be transferred to Cherry Hospital for treatment, which may restore his capacity to stand trial. He is accused of killing three people in a shooting incident last September.
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