No Trial for Man Accused of Threatening President
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A judge has ruled that an Alabama man charged with threatening the president is not mentally competent to stand trial.
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ordered Deryke Matthew Pfeifer of Ozark committed to the custody of the attorney general for up to four months to determine whether he might attain the capacity to stand trial.
The judge made the ruling Monday after a psychologist said Pfeifer has a severe mental disorder, including bipolar disorder and a paranoid delusional system.
A federal grand jury indicted Pfeifer in July on charges of making threats on social media to harm the president.
The court records in the case include a note that Pfeifer wrote to the judge saying, “I’m not crazy.”
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