CLEVELAND — De’Lawnte Hardy, the man accused of killing his own grandmother and Cleveland police officer Jamieson Ritter in the summer of 2024, is due back in court at 1 p.m. today — and we could learn more about his competency restoration.
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Ashley Kilbane is presiding over the case. Court records show that Hardy will appear for the hearing via Zoom.
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After Hardy was ruled incompetent to stand trial, he has been undergoing treatment in an effort to restore competency.
Back on Feb. 24, it was ordered that Central Ohio Behavioral Health prepare a report as to whether there is “a substantial probability that the defendant will become competent to stand trial within the next two years if provided with the appropriate course of treatment.”…