ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A Lima man who is charged with two separate shooting incidents that led to two people being killed and one injured was found competent to face a jury on the charges.
Mental health professionals say 27-year-old Kenyatta Washington is competent to stand trial on the charges of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, and felonious assault. His trial date has been set for March 2024.
In April of 2023, Lima police officers found 28-year-old Romelo Blackman and 18-year-old John Dyes shot to death at a home on West McKibben Street. Plus, that same night, 21-year-old Shondale Mayo Jr. was found shot at a home on South Roberts Avenue, he was treated for his injuries. Washington fled to Louisiana and was later arrested and brought back to Ohio. Washington's next hearing is set for January 2024.
