Man Arrested for Stabbing Deputy Found Not Mentally Competent to Stand Trial

A man arrested for stabbing a deputy in March at a Goleta Valley homeless housing community was deemed not mentally competent to stand trial in Santa Barbara Superior Court.

Abu Bakr Harun Sugich, 44, was also committed to a treatment facility in May.

Sugich had initially faced a handful of felony charges and enhancements in connection with the March 20 incident, including first-degree attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, obstructing/resisting an officer, using a deadly weapon during a crime, and having two or more felony convictions…

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