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Mental evaluation came after defendant's 'sovereign citizen' bid
By VIRGINIA HENNESSEY
Herald Salinas Bureau
Posted: 05/29/2011 12:38:31 AM PDT
Updated: 05/29/2011 12:38:34 AM PDT
A judge has ruled that a former Soledad man charged with the 1997 slaying of Monterey High School student Kristopher Olinger is competent to stand trial.
Judge Mark Hood ordered a mental evaluation for Angel Ruelas on May 4 after a bizarre verbal standoff over Ruelas' efforts to represent himself in trial as a "sovereign citizen."