CRIME, POLICE + COURTS
Lori Vallow Daybell deemed competent to stand trial
Apr 11, 2022, 10:34 AM
| Updated: 10:54 am
FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Lori Vallow Daybell glances at the camera during her hearing, with her defense attorney, Edwina Elcox, right, in Rexburg, Idaho. Attorneys for Vallow Daybell asked an Idaho judge on Tuesday to separate two conspiracy counts against her. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)
(John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool, File)
MADISON COUNTY, Idaho — A judge has ruled Lori Vallow Daybell competent to stand trial in the murder case of her two children.
District Judge Steven Boyce ruled on her competency this morning. Vallow Daybell had been placed in a mental health facility in Idaho last summer.
Her arraignment is set for April 19 at 1 p.m. at the Freemont County Courthouse.
Meantime, she and her husband, Chad Daybell, are set to be tried together in the cases. Daybell waived his right to a speedy trial in the fall.
Today’s Top Stories
Additional sex charges filed against Utah businessman; more victims possible
Three people killed in two-vehicle crash on US-89 in Logan Canyon
Multiple Utah schools received fake reports of school shooting, officials say
Alpine School District exploring potential closure of 5 elementary schools
Elk herd returns to SLC golf course after multiple relocation attempts
U.S. Department of Labor says Sodalicious violated child labor laws
Provo Canyon closing intermittently to mitigate rock slides
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial continues with defense
Hear it Firsthand: 6 Students Share Their Executive MBA Experience at BYU’s Marriott School…
A third person has died after a multi-car crash in Box Elder
