CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The suspect accused of killing Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter and his own grandmother now has a competency restoration deadline.

Delawnte Hardy, 26, was ordered to Central Ohio Behavioral Healthcare (COBH) last September to see if he can be restored to competency to stand trial.

The court discovered this September that Hardy had not been taking the medication to treat his schizophrenia because he refused.

On Sept. 17, Judge Ashley Kilbane had to rule on whether the clock ran out on his competency restoration, meaning the case could have been dismissed.

“They want this time he refused, to count as him being treated,” said the prosecution. “They want him to benefit from not getting medication for four months and have that count against the state of Ohio

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