U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett has a Jan. 8 status conference set in the case of Brian Michael Rini, of Medina, Ohio. Barrett postponed a June trial after questions were raised about Rini’s mental state, but on Oct. 31 he found him competent to stand trial. A court transcript of the Oct. 31 hearing made available recently shows that the defence and prosecution have discussed settling the case before trial. In 2017, Rini was treated at an Ohio centre for people with mental health or substance abuse problems, according to court papers. The Oct. 31 transcript shows he was sent to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago last summer for evaluation.

Source: thestar December 31, 2019 11:03 UTC