Murder suspect’s sanity will be evaluated

YOUNGSTOWN — A common pleas court judge has found a murder suspect competent to stand trial, but the court is still waiting to see if the man was legally insane at the time of the murder.

Daniel Ortello, 20, of South Bruce Street, appeared Thursday before Judge R. Scott Krichbaum in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for a competency hearing. Ortello is charged with the murder of Seetreon A. Dothard, 29, of West Judson Avenue, and the attempted murder and felonious assault against K’Shawn Weaver on the same day.

Ortello has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity.

Judge Krichbaum had found Ortello incompetent in May, but the court has now found that Ortello is competent to stand trial. Ortello will now be evaluated to determine if he was insane when he allegedly committed the crimes.