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Leroy Smith III deemed competent to stand trial in the slaying of his father

A Superior Court justice ruled earlier this week that the state has provided enough evidence to prove he is competent.

Credit: Staff file photo by Joe Phelan

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — A Superior Court justice this week declared Leroy Smith III competent to stand trial in the slaying of his father in Gardiner in 2014.

FULL KENNEBEC JOURNAL ARTICLE HERE

Smith, 27, is accused of killing his father Leroy Smith Jr., 56, in May 2014 in their Gardiner apartment, dismembering the body and disposing of various parts.