Man still not competent to stand trial in tribal cousin's murder, will remain in confinement

James Armstrong, the man accused in the April 12, 2017, shooting death of his cousin Ralph Sebastian Sidberry, won't be going to trial any time soon and is expected to be confined to the state hospital for the criminally insane for the foreseeable future.

The 31-year-old Eastern Pequot Tribal member continues to suffer from schizophrenia and personality disorders and is not competent to stand trial, according to a court document and testimony at a hearing Tuesday in New London Superior Court. A clinical team from the Whiting Forensic Hospital that has been working with Armstrong for a year and treating him with antipsychotic medications that are usually effective does not think there is a substantial probability they can restore Armstrong to competency at this time.

https://www.theday.com/policefirecourts/20181114/man-still-not-competent-to-stand-trial-in-tribal-cousins-murder-will-remain-in-confinement