An Allen County jury will decide the fate of a Lima man facing charges in connection with a 2023 murder.
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27-year-old Bethel Bekele has been indicted on aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, and felonious assault for the death of 22-year-old Keris Riebel. This week he entered his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on the charges. On January 1st, the Upper Sandusky Police Department was called to the Dollar Tree for a man waving a machete around inside the store.
Lawyers for 57-year-old Charles Castle have requested that he be evaluated to determine if he is competent to stand trial. In the court documents, his lawyer writes that Castle may have had a mental illness and didn't understand the wrongfulness of his acts at the time of the offense.