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fD.3.50 (R!~.8·8') • (Mount C~p~g In Space Below) ~----~--~~~~---~~~~-~~ Man ruled incompetent \ for trial in death threats '. l By Karen Nikos House P?lice for attemp~ing to \ Daily NelVsStaJJWriter enter Whlte House grounds In what I appeared to be an effort to get Janet A federal judge ruled Tuesday Jackson's attention, according to an that a New York man ,is incompe- affidavit filed in support of the fed- tent to stand trial on charges he eral charge. threatened to kill President Bush The inc\dent came a day after , and entertainer Michael Jackson to Jones wrote a letter threatening to get the attention of singer Janet kill Bush, according t9 the affida- Jackson. vit. U.S. District Judge A. Andrew "Since no one is taking me seri- Hauk said Frank Paul Jones ,may ous, and I can't handle my state of be, suffering from a mental illness, mil1d, then I am going to Washing- and he ordered that Jones be evalti- ton, D.C., to threaten to kill the ated by psychiatrists and placed ill President of the United States, the custody of a mental hospital, George Bush," the letter said. said Assistant U.S. Attorney Gre- "Ifthey do not arrest me or solve gory W. Jessner. my problem, I'm gonna attempt to Hauk issued his ~uling in Los An- kill President Bush," he wrote. "No geles after a competency hearing re- answer from Janet is is the only quested by federal Deputy Public wrong answ~r, and I will not accept , Defender Myra Sun. it." . Jones, 33, was f1rrested June 22 The affidavit said Jones also , on the grounds of the Jacksons' par- threatened to kill entertainer Mi- I ~ilts' home in Encino. chael Jackson t6 get the attention of :' . Misdemeanor stalking and tres- his sister, Janet Jackson. I passing charges were dismissed in In his written ruling, Hauk said, f ' Van Nuys Municipal Court so fed- Jones is "presently suffering from,a er~1 prosecutors COl!ld proceed with mental disease or defect rendering a charge of mailing threatening him mentally incompetent to the I communications, which carries extent that. h.e is "mabIe to under- , higher penalties. stand the nature and consequences' One month before ,his Encino ar- orthe proceedings against him or to . res~, Jones was arrested by White assi~t properly II). his defense." .~~ .. ...:.. ... h ____ _ • (~.~,Nmeof newspaper, ctty WId stD.) DAILY NEWS SAN FERNANDO, CA Data: WED., 10-14-92 E~~ SAN FERNANDO VALLEY PG. 3 1JIIe: MAN RU·LED INCOMPETENT FOR TRIAL IN DEATH THREATS ~ 01 CIIsIII'IcaIon: SUbmIttIng omc.: . " LOS ANGELES 1ndeD1;: SWlCHED . SEI!LiI.I2EO:--""'-' rr· T i L. " ,ltd "] FBI - LOS ANGEL