This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
A Lindon man accused of killing his ex-wife's new husband last year is still not competent to stand trial.
Fred Richard Lee, 60, is charged in 4th District Court with first-degree felony aggravated murder — which carries the possibility of the death penalty — and eight other felonies related to a July 2014 rampage at a Lindon town-house complex.
The defendant was in court Tuesday for a competency review hearing, and another review was set for May 17, 2016.
Lee was found incompetent to stand trial in February, according to court records, but a bed was not available for him at the Utah State Hospital until August.
On the evening of July 3, 2014, Lee allegedly went door to door at the town-house complex with a shotgun and a handgun, and broke into three apartments, while searching for his ex-wife, according to charging documents.
At the first apartment, he encountered 42-year-old Mike Sidwell, who attempted to stop Lee from entering the town house, about 166 N. 400 West, which he had shared for about five years with his wife, who is Lee's ex, according to charging documents.
But Lee reached into the home and shot Sidwell twice, according to charging documents. Sidwell died at the scene.
After the shooting, Lee allegedly went to two other neighboring apartments looking for his ex-wife but never found her, so he left the area.
Police found him shortly after, and he allegedly admitted that if he had found his ex-wife he would have killed her and then himself, charges state. Lee also said that he had not killed himself because his mission was not complete because he "did not get" his ex-wife, according to charges.