CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A man who admitted to burning a woman to death has been found competent to stand trial.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported Monday that Carl Tramane Magee III was initially found incompetent, but a second evaluation determined he was competent while on medication. Magee is in custody on charges including first-degree murder and arson.
A criminal complaint says Rachael Jarrett and David Barrett Sr. were homeless and asleep on a Charleston home’s porch in July 2017. It says Barrett awoke to Magee covering them in gasoline and was able to flee before the fire was set. Surveillance video shows a man carrying a gas can onto the porch.
The complaint says Magee was questioned and admitted to killing Jarrett. Magee’s represented by attorney Rick Holicker. His trial is set for March.
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Information from: The Charleston Gazette-Mail, http://wvgazettemail.com.
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