Competency issue raised in Vegas teen-teacher attack case

By KEN RITTER
Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A defense attorney raised doubt Tuesday about the competency of a 16-year-old student to face sex assault and attempted murder charges in an after-school attack that left a Las Vegas high school teacher unconscious in her classroom last week. In a police report, the teen’s mother told investitators he had no known medical or mental “disabilities.” A local judge confirmed the teen faces prosecution as an adult on charges that could get him prison for the rest of his life, and set a May 6 competency hearing. Outside court, defense attorney Paul Adras acknowledged intense public interest since his client’s arrest last Thursday. Officials say the teacher was hospitalized. The extent of her injuries haven’t been made public.