Monday, December 17 2012 7:55 PM EST2012-12-18 00:55:48 GMT
A man who was shot as he allegedly came at a ranger in Torrey Pines State Reserve with a knife pleaded not guilty Monday to assault charges from his hospital bed.
A man who was shot as he allegedly came at a ranger in Torrey Pines State Reserve with a knife pleaded not guilty Monday to assault charges from his hospital bed.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man who was shot as he allegedly came at a ranger in Torrey Pines State Reserve with a knife is incompetent to stand trial and will be sent to a state mental hospital, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Charles Dustin Collins, 29, is charged with assault on a peace officer and assault with a deadly weapon.
After reviewing a doctor's report, Judge Joseph Brannigan found that Collins did not understand the charges against him nor assist his attorney at trial.
Collins will go to a state mental hospital for up to three years or until he regains his competency.
If criminal proceedings are reinstated and Collins is convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.
The shooting took place along a trail shortly after 2 p.m. last Dec. 13. A state ranger was responding to a call about a nude man when he came upon Collins inside a tent, San Diego police Lt. Jorge Duran said.
The ranger ordered Collins out of the tent and to show identification, prompting him to become verbally combative, Duran said.
The ranger called for backup, and another ranger arrived a short time later. At some point, Collins allegedly grabbed a knife and turned toward one of the rangers in a threatening manner.
Duran said one of the rangers fired a single shot that hit Collins in the torso.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:14:43 GMT
A man who opened fire on vehicles on State Route 163 during the morning commute more than two years ago, was convicted Thursday of four counts.
A man who opened fire on vehicles on State Route 163 during the morning commute more than two years ago, wounding a college student and damaging the car of another motorist, was convicted Thursday of four counts.
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:32:41 GMT
Staffers from every department at the San Diego Zoo are pitching in to get the three-acre Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit ready for its Friday opening.
Staffers from every department at the San Diego Zoo are pitching in to get the three-acre Conrad Prebys Australian Outback exhibit ready for its Friday opening.
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:40:51 GMT
A deputy investigating a report of people smoking marijuana in an unincorporated area near Vista shot and wounded a man with whom she got into a physical struggle, authorities said Thursday.
A deputy investigating a report of people smoking marijuana in an unincorporated area near Vista shot and wounded a man with whom she got into a physical struggle, authorities said Thursday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:04 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:04:27 GMT
A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.
A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.
