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Inmate Found in Drainage Pipe After Escape, Not Competent for Trial

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SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - An inmate who was found in a drainage pipe six days after his escape from a Maryland psychiatric hospital's parking lot has been found not competent to stand trial for attempted murder.

Local news media outlets report that David Watson was recently found not competent to stand trial on charges that he shot at the homes of police officers. WBAL-TV reports that Watson will be re-evaluated again in six months to a year.

The 28-year-old is already serving more than 100 years in Delaware for a drive-by shooting that left bullet holes in an officer's house.

Watson freed himself from restraints in a psychiatric hospital parking lot in April, after being brought there for a for a competency evaluation. He was found in a drainage pipe six days later.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.