Bradenton man accused in stabbing ruled incompetent to stand trial, records show

A 21-year-old Bradenton man accused of stabbing his brother’s girlfriend in August has been declared incompetent to stand trial, according to court records.

Deputies with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dakota Michael Hayes and charged him with attempted first-degree murder with a weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after they say he attacked the woman inside the family’s Silver Lake neighborhood home near Jiggs Landing.

Court records show that in the weeks since, questions have been raised about whether Hayes is mentally fit to face the charges…

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