King stipulated as competent, preliminary hearing set
Alexander King, 19, of Silver Springs, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on murder and other charges during a recent status hearing before Justice of the Peace Michael Fletcher in Walker River Justice Court in Yerington.
The hearing is expected to last all day beginning at 9 a.m. where the judge will determine if there is sufficient evidence to bind King over to District Court.
King faces first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and other charges in this case after a shooting death in Silver Springs on Jan. 3 when King was arrested after the Lyon County Sheriff's Office reported he was found hiding in a field not far from where Stuart Gardner, 18, of Silver Springs, was found shot near his home on Tonopah Street in Silver Springs.
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Alexander King, 19, of Silver Springs, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on murder and other charges after being ruled competent during a status hearing last Thursday in Walker River Justice Court in Yerington.
That preliminary hearing was set for Thursday, May 12, at 9 a.m., and among other counts, King faces first degree murder with a deadly weapon charges in the wake of a shooting in Silver Springs on Jan. 3.
John Oakes, one of two attorneys representing King, said the court had received a copy of the evaluation report from King's stay at Lakes Crossing Center, that two doctors who examined King found him competent for purposes of adjudication and that he and co-counsel and public defender Jesse Kalter would stipulate to King's competency and request a preliminary hearing date be set.
Chief Deputy Lyon County District Attorney Mark Krueger later said the competency decision meant King was found to understand the charges against him and could assist his counsel in his defense.
The psychological evaluation was requested by Kalter, who cited prior mental health diagnoses related to King in making that request.
The District Attorney's Office hasn't determined yet whether it will seek the death penalty in this case, and Oakes said at the status hearing, "I don't see this as a death penalty case," while adding the prosecution didn't have to make that decision until the case reaches the district court level.
Krueger requested a status hearing be set, and one was scheduled for April 7 at 9 a.m. in Walker River Justice Court.
King was arrested on Jan. 3 after the Lyon County Sheriff's Office reported he was found hiding in a field not far from where Stuart Gardner, 18, of Silver Springs, was found shot near his home on Tonopah Street in Silver Springs.
The LCSO reported Gardner and his girlfriend returned home to find the front door open and Gardner later confronted King outside the home and was shot in the chest by King. Gardner died later that day.
Besides the first degree murder charge, King was also charged with one count of burglary with the use of a firearm or deadly weapon, one count of invasion of a home with use of a firearm or deadly weapon, and one count of ex-felon in possession of a firearm.
The ex-felon in possession of a firearm charge results from the fact King was serving probation on other felony charges from Humboldt and Lander counties.
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