In a series of incidents that have raised concerns about mental health and public safety, several individuals accused of violent crimes in Austin and near the UC Santa Cruz campus have been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Brian Baca, accused of stabbing someone near the UT Austin campus, and Ashton Kane Talley, charged with a machete attack on a teenager on the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail in January, were both found incompetent based on Travis County court documents and rulings. Additionally, doubts have been expressed about the mental competence of a man accused of strangling a UC Santa Cruz student. The survivor of the machete attack, identified as Seth Gott, is reportedly making significant recovery progress. These cases have prompted calls for increased mental health care provisions to prevent further crimes, as reported by @fox7austin.
Austin machete attack survivor reacts to no trial for attacker https://t.co/CfXgeMNtuz
Ashton Kane Talley, the man charged with attacking a teenager with a machete on the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail earlier this year has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. https://t.co/EAeyE8MVsu
Austin machete attack survivor reacts to no trial for attacker https://t.co/VgQqpC17gs
The man accused of a brutal machete attack on the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail back in January has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. https://t.co/lSlLB4Ouah
Seth Gott, the teen attacked by man with a machete in Jan is making great progress in recovery. No surprise his attacker ruled not competent for trial. Calls on city & county to do more to prevent this type of crime by providing more mental health care @fox7austin https://t.co/bHB0PcUKS3
Man accused of machete attack on teen found incompetent to stand trial https://t.co/BJLFPGQjFA
Brian Baca, a man who allegedly stabbed someone near the UT Austin campus last year, was deemed incompetent to stand trial, according to Travis County court documents. https://t.co/JSyCFTDPOw
Mental competence in doubt for man accused of strangling UC Santa Cruz student https://t.co/uI3HUuuVHu