The teenager charged in a Brown County shooting has been deemed competent to stand trial.
Now 18-year-old Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton was before Outagamie County Judge Timothy Hinkfuss on Friday, where it was determined that he is competent enough to understand the court proceedings and contribute to his own defense.
Layton is facing a charge of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide after he was seen carrying a large rifle in the ditch along I-41 and Highway 172 in Ashwaubenon.
When approached by officers, he reportedly admitted to shooting a 60-year-old man because he thought the man was going to rob his safe.
The victim was then found in a wrecked vehicle with a small handgun near his feet, having died from multiple gunshot wounds.
Layton is still being held in the Brown County Jail on a $750,000 cash bond and is due for his preliminary hearing on December 18th.
