Judge denies competency exam in Pryor double slaying

A federal judge denied a request from prosecutors to conduct a competency exam on a teenage suspect in a double slaying on Montana's Crow reservation.

U.S. District Judge Susan Watters denied the request involving Jesus Deniz Mendoza in an order issued Tuesday.

The order was sealed by the court, leaving the rationale for the judge's decision unknown.

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