Fort Dodge, Ia- The trial of a Fort Dodge man charged with first-degree murder in February is on hold until he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation.
Radio Iowa reports that 26-year-old, Lukouxs Brown is accused of killing 50-year-old, Wayne Smith of Fort Dodge at the Prestage plant in Eagle Grove. Both Brown and Smith were employees of the plant.
According to court records, a judge has ordered that Brown be evaluated. Brown’s attorney says he has been diagnosed as a chronic schizophrenic and that he spent time in the recent past in an out-of-state facility to be treated for the illness.
