The woman charged with the homicide of a Summit Township man has been ruled mentally incompetent by a judge.
Marisa Rodriguez appeared before Erie County Judge Daniel Brabender on Oct. 17, 2023, where she was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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Judge Brabender ordered Rodriguez to go to Torrence State Hospital.
State police reported that Rodriguez was charged on June 13, 2023, with criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, among other charges, after troopers were able to find evidence linking her to the death of 66-year-old Michael Maisner.
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Police went to Maisner’s home in the 7000 block of Crestview Drive in Summit Twp. for a welfare check on April 12.
The family reported to police that they found Rodriguez hiding in the attic of the home and that she fled after they encountered her.
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