Woman charged in Lincoln double homicide to have psych evaluation

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Lincoln woman accused of killing two men with her car will undergo another psychological examination.

On Thursday, Lancaster County District Judge Ryan Post ordered 28-year-old Taylor Bradley to be evaluated before her trial.

The evaluation, which was requested by prosecutors, seeks to determine whether Bradley understood the nature of her actions, according to the court filing.

Prosecutors also want to know if her mental state was caused by a “substance,” the documents say.

On March 27, Bradley was arrested after the Lincoln Police Department said she ran over two maintenance workers at an apartment complex near 40th Street and Nebraska Parkway.

The workers – Ronald Gonzales-Ribas and Christopher Karmazin – were pronounced dead at the scene.

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In April, a judge found that Bradley was “not mentally competent” to stand trial.

But on Sept. 1, Lancaster County Judge Thomas Zimmerman ruled that Bradley was mentally competent.

In October, Bradley entered a plea of not guilty.  The defense planned to argue that Bradley was not responsible for the deaths “by reason of insanity,” according to a court document.

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The examination is scheduled to be completed by April 1.

Bradley’s next court appearance has been set for April 11.