Murder Suspect Unfit to Stand Trial

LONGVIEW – A man accused of a Longview murder will not be going to trial anytime soon. Rodrick Deshun Arkeith Elliott, 20, is charged in the May 3rd stabbing death of Sandy Smith, 51, of Longview. She was found bleeding on East Grand Street. She later died at a Longview hospital. The Longview News Journal reports he has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial. Judge Alfonso Charles said in an email to the paper, “The court found him incompetent to stand trial based on the report of appointed psychologist and the agreement of the parties. He will remain in jail until there is a bed available for him in Vernon State Hospital. Once he regains competency, he will be a trial priority.”