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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) - A judge has ruled that an Atchison man is competent to be tried for murder in the death of a 5-year-old girl during a police chase.
District Judge Gunnar Sundby ruled Wednesday that Marcas McGowan is able to stand trial for first-degree murder and several other felony charges in the July 18 death of Cadence Harris.
Authorities allege McGowan abducted the girl from a home they shared with the girl's mother in Atchison. Cadence was found dead from a gunshot in McGowan's car after a police chase ended when McGowan was shot after he pointed a gun at officers.
The Leavenworth Times reports McGowan's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 20.
McGowan is being held in Leavenworth County Jail on $1 million bond.
© Associated Press
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