Justin Shane Slater, 24, of Shawneeland, has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of the felony in connection with the June 11, 2009 shooting death of his brother, Gregory Scott Slater Jr., 28, of Frederick County.
On July 20, a grand jury meeting in Clarke County Circuit Court returned an indictment Slater with capital murder in the June 10 death of his ex-girlfriend, Kayleigh Marie Plamondon, 22, of White Post. Slater was apprehended near Wardensville, W.Va., on June 13, 2009, and is being held without bail at Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center.
WINCHESTER -- Attorneys for accused killer Justin Slater on Thursday refuted and criticized state mental health experts' findings on their client's competency to stand trial.
WINCHESTER -- Accused murderer Justin S. Slater is not mentally competent to stand trial for the June deaths of his brother and ex-girlfriend, a judge ruled Friday.
WINCHESTER -- Attorneys for accused killer Justin Shane Slater want prosecutors to give them information on any potential jailhouse witnesses, according to a motion filed Friday.
BERRYVILLE -- Justin Shane Slater will face a single hearing next month to determine his competency to stand trial on murder charges in two localities.
WINCHESTER -- Defense attorneys will try next month to prove Justin Shane Slater incompetent to stand trial for the June slayings of his brother and ex-girlfriend.
(10:40 a.m.) WINCHESTER -- Justin Shane Slater is incompetent to stand trial for the June murders of his brother and ex-girlfriend, a doctor has found.
WINCHESTER -- A judge has ordered Justin Shane Slater to undergo a mental evaluation to determine his competency to stand trial on several charges, including capital murder.
WINCHESTER -- Authorities have accused capital murder suspect Justin Shane Slater of assaulting and trying to disarm two jail officers at a hospital July 3.