Man charged in killing deemed competent

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AUGUSTA – One of two Augusta men charged in the fatal shooting of Franco-American singer Jean-Paul Poulain in his Augusta apartment has been found mentally competent to stand trial. Shortly after the April 24 shooting, 22-year-old Mathiew Loisel was found not competent to assist in…
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AUGUSTA – One of two Augusta men charged in the fatal shooting of Franco-American singer Jean-Paul Poulain in his Augusta apartment has been found mentally competent to stand trial.

Shortly after the April 24 shooting, 22-year-old Mathiew Loisel was found not competent to assist in his own defense and was sent to Riverview Psychiatric Center.

Loisel has been charged with murder and robbery. A second defendant, 18-year-old Corey Swift, faces a charge of felony murder.

The competency ruling in Kennebec County Superior Court cleared the way for a hearing on pretrial motions.


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