Suspect in Nebraska bowling alley slayings deemed not mentally competent for trial

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The man accused of killing two people at a northeast Nebraska bowling alley is being sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Knox County Judge Donna Taylor on Thursday ordered that 25-year-old Alias Reed be treated at the Lincoln Regional Center.

A doctor who evaluated Reed found that he was not mentally competent to stand trial but could be “in the foreseeable future,” court documents say.

The evaluation has been sealed.

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The Nebraska State Patrol said Reed fatally shot Curtis Strom and William Reffett on Feb. 20 at Curt’s Lanes and Dining in Bloomfield, a city of about 1,000 people.

Reed shot both men in the head and robbed the bowling alley, court documents allege.

His girlfriend, 27-year-old Kaylynn Sweazy, is accused of helping him dispose of the shotgun.

Her arraignment is scheduled for April 30 in Knox County District Court.

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Reed will be in the mental hospital until he is deemed competent for trial, according to court documents.

The judge has scheduled a hearing on the matter for May 16.