PROVO — Charges have been dismissed against a Mapleton man accused of stabbing his father multiple times at his parents' Spanish Fork home after he was found not competent to stand trial.

Jay Terry Hoskins, 32, was charged with attempted murder, a first-degree felony, but prosecutors asked to dismiss his case on Aug. 14 after he was committed civilly to the Utah State Hospital.

Fourth District Judge Kasey Wright dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning it could be filed again, after ordering Hoskins into civil commitment in July.

Hoskins was found not competent to stand trial on March 15, 2024, but there was still a question of whether he could reasonably be restored to competency. Before he was civilly committed, attorneys considered Utah's laws for how long restoration efforts ca

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