Man charged with killing man in Ypsilanti sent to competency hearing

PITTSFIELD TWP., MI – A man accused of stabbing a man around 100 times in Ypsilanti will undergo psychiatric testing.

Nicholas Zancy, 26, was sent to a competency examination by 14A-1 District Court Judge J. Cedric Simpson on Sept. 10, according to court records. His competency hearing is scheduled for December.

Under Michigan law, a defendant is presumed competent unless psychiatric testing shows otherwise. At this stage, the testing will determine if Zancy can understand court proceedings and assist in his own defense…

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