ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of stabbing a 13-year-old girl to death on the Fourth of July was found competent to stand trial.
During a hearing Thursday, a judge ruled Jerry Dorisme is mentally capable, overturning a previous finding that he was not competent for trial.
Dorisme was indicted by a grand jury in August 2024 on charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping with intent to inflict bodily harm or terrorize, sexual battery, and attempted sexual battery in the death of Rose Diejuste…