Alabama man allegedly decapitates family members with chainsaw hours after 911 warning

An Alabama man is accused of decapitating two family members with a chainsaw after a relative called 911 about his behavior.Prosecutors are now weighing whether courtroom remarks warrant additional criminal charges after the Mobile man allegedly told a judge to kill his court-appointed attorney.Thomas Henry Steele, 47, is facing two counts of capital murder in the Oct.12 deaths of his aunt, Christy Deloach, 65, and grandmother, Dora Boone, 85, at their home on Carolina Court in Mobile.During an Oct.

13 bond hearing and initial court hearing, Circuit Judge S.Wesley Pipes ordered an inpatient competency evaluation after Steele said "kill him" when the judge appointed public defender Glenn Davidson to represent him.Thomas Henry Steele (Mobile County Metro Jail)SUSPECTED FLORIDA PUBLIX SLASHER WALKED FREE FROM COURT MONTHS EARLIER DESPITE VICTIM WARNINGSDavidson confirmed with Fox News Digital that he is still representing Steele, but does not have additional details to share while Steele undergoes a mental competency evaluation."It’s a terrible situation but I won’t have an official way to question anybody until we get to the preliminary hearing," Davidson said.Tara Zieman, communications director for the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office, told Fox News Digital that prosecutors "have not decided" whether to pursue additional charges over the threat, pending the mental health results."The defendant is currently being held without bond at a secure medical facility, where he is receiving treatment intended to restore his competency to stand trial," Zieman said."If he is found competent, we will move forward with the prosecution and continue to advocate that he remain held without bond until resolution of the case."The evaluation, according to the DA’s office, could take up to 90 days and will be carried out at the Alabama Department of Mental Health.KENTUCKY MAN ENTERS INSANITY PLEA AFTER ADMITTING TO BEATING HIS GRANDMOTHER TO DEATH IN RECORDED ATTACK"Pa...

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