Judge: Man charged in wife’s death, standoff fit for trial

By: Associated Press//August 4, 2015//

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — A judge has deemed a 58-year-old man competent to stand trial in the fatal shooting of his wife and subsequent four-hour standoff with police in central Wisconsin.

The Stevens Point Journal reports Larry Sanchez is accused of killing his wife, Lisa, on June 3 in Bancroft. He was found fit for trial Monday during a hearing in Portage County court.

Sanchez said in the hearing that he wasn’t fit for trial when asked by the judge. A clinical psychologist who interviewed Sanchez testified that he understood the case and charges against him, though he had a difficult time focusing.

Charges against Sanchez include first-degree intentional homicide and homicide by intoxicated use of a weapon. He is being held on $1 million bond.

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