A Riverside man accused of fatally stabbing his father during a confrontation at the senior’s home has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he’s mentally competent.

David Estevan Rendon, 36, was arrested Saturday following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the slaying of 74-year-old Crispin Rendon.

David Rendon was charged Wednesday with murder and a sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony. He made his initial court appearance before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Juan Dominguez, who appointed him a public defender and set his formal arraignment for Thursday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.

During that hearing, the judge found there were reasonable grounds to refer the matter to the coun

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