DAYTON, Ohio ( WDTN ) — After being indicted by a grand jury last October , the ex-school employee accused of hitting a toddler was found incompetent to stand trial today.
Darrick Sorrells was caught on video assaulting a functionally-impaired 3-year-old last year. This led to charges of one count of assault and two counts of endangering children.
2 NEWS reported on Nov. 1 that the defense filed a motion claiming Sorrells was incompetent to stand trial. Court documents stated he is “not now competent to stand trial” and “does not understand the nature of the pending charges and is unable to assist in the preparation and presentation of his defense.”
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According to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, Sorrels was found incompetent to stand trial and remanded to the community outpatient with forensic evaluation services.
The prosecutor’s office also said there will be a report after 6 months to see if he can eventually stand trial following treatment.