Florida man accused of throwing daughter from bridge incompetent to stand trial
Reuters
First posted: Thursday, February 26, 2015 02:22 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015 05:04 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida man facing murder charges for allegedly throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge currently is incompetent to stand trial, a judge said on Thursday.
John Jonchuck, 25, will be sent a state mental hospital in an attempt to restore his mental condition so that he can face trial, according to a spokesman for the state's sixth judicial circuit court.
Jonchuck has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer.
A hearing on his mental status was scheduled for June 9.
Questions about Jonchuck's bizarre behaviour were reported to authorities shortly before last month's death of Phoebe Jonchuck, a kindergarten student.
John Jonchuck Jr., 25, is seen in an undated picture released by the St Petersburg Police Department in St Petersburg, Florida January 8, 2015. (REUTERS/St Petersburg Police Department/Handout)
Florida man accused of throwing daughter from bridge incompetent to stand trial
Reuters
First posted: Thursday, February 26, 2015 02:22 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, February 26, 2015 05:04 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida man facing murder charges for allegedly throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge currently is incompetent to stand trial, a judge said on Thursday.
John Jonchuck, 25, will be sent a state mental hospital in an attempt to restore his mental condition so that he can face trial, according to a spokesman for the state's sixth judicial circuit court.
Jonchuck has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer.
A hearing on his mental status was scheduled for June 9.
Questions about Jonchuck's bizarre behaviour were reported to authorities shortly before last month's death of Phoebe Jonchuck, a kindergarten student.
John Jonchuck Jr., 25, is seen in an undated picture released by the St Petersburg Police Department in St Petersburg, Florida January 8, 2015. (REUTERS/St Petersburg Police Department/Handout)

Florida man accused of throwing daughter from bridge incompetent to stand trial