(Pine Ridge, SD) — A man who admitted to killing two people in 2022 on the Pine Ridge Reservation is now ruled incompetent to stand trial. A judge found Jonathan Eagle Elk is suffering from a mental defect that keeps him from understanding the court process or helping in his defense. Eagle Elk pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Maria Makes Him First and to second-degree murder in the death of Louis Swift Bird. He’s now being sent to a federal medical facility for further evaluation and treatment.

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