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Show Lafferty faces hearing Whether Ron Lafferty, 43, charged in the July 24 murder of his sister-in-law and niece, Brenda and Erica Lafferty in their American Fork home, will stand trial for the homicides will be determined in a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April 2. Wayne Watson, Chief Deputy Utah County Attorney, said Monday Lafferty is to appear before Fourth District Judge J. Robert Bullock at 1 p.m. to determine if he is competent to stand trial on the homicide charges. Ron was to have been tried with his brother, Dan, 36, in January, but was sent to the Utah State Hospital for a 20 day examination after he attempted to hang himself in his Utah County Jail cell on Dec. 29. lie later appeared before Judge Bullock and was ordered returned to the State Hospital for further treatment. Judge Bullock ordered him back to the court in April. |
