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The man accused in the fatal shooting of a Clinton pawn shop employee in November of 2011 has been ruled competent to stand trial.
James Allen Green, 65, is accused of shooting 59-year-old Larry Snellings after asking to see a gun at the South Clinton Pawn Shop. When Snellings handed him the gun, Green allegedly loaded it and shot him.
Green was declared insane and sent to Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute in Chattanooga in April 2012, where re-evaluations were scheduled every six months. Earlier this year, doctors at Moccasin Bend determined that Green was competent and returned him to the custody of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department with specific orders regarding medication.
Anderson County Judge Donald R. Elledge has ruled that Green is competent after hearing testimony earlier this year from doctors at Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute and officials from the Anderson County Detention Facility. Doctors have described Green’s recovery as “remarkable,” saying his brain had been psychotically disorganized with chronic brain failure due to mini-strokes. However, they say his condition will relapse if his medication is stopped.
Green is charged with premeditated murder, assault with a deadly weapon, assault with serious bodily injury, murder during the perpetration of theft, and theft. No trial date has been set.
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