A second competency hearing could be coming for a Hopkinsville man charged with a 2022 assault on South Virginia Street.
36-year-old Isaac Benjamin is charged with first-degree assault stemming from an altercation with a woman who was flown to a Nashville hospital following the alleged assault.
Benjamin has a September trial date, but his defense attorney Eric Bearden said a mental competency hearing may come first.
click to download audioBearden said a prior evaluation determined Benjamin incompetent to stand trial
click to download audioBenjamin is scheduled to return to court on July 17 at which time the latest evaluation should be completed.
