The man charged with gunning down the Mingo County Sheriff has
been found incompetent to stand trial, and sentenced to life without mercy in a
state mental hospital.
Tennis Maynard, 39, is accused of shooting Sheriff Eugene Crum
in April 2013, as the sheriff ate lunch in his car in downtown Williamson.
Cabell County Judge Paul Farrell issued the ruling during a
hearing Thursday afternoon in Huntington
Farrell committed Maynard to Sharpe Hospital
Maynard was charged with murder, attempted murder, and reckless
indifference in the case. On those charges, Farrell sentenced him to life
without mercy for murder, 3-15 years for attempted murder, and 1-4 years for
reckless indifference.
If he would regain competency, Maynard would be tried on those
charges. Judge Farrell says it's up to the hospital to let the court know if
that would happen.
