GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The man accused of stabbing two people, killing one, is competent to stand trial.
Wesley Brice, 22, faces nine charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, for the March 15 incidents on Green Bay’s west side.
The competency issues relate to Brice’s ability to understand the court proceedings and assist in his own defense. The newest doctor’s report finds him competent to stand trial, and the criminal case now resumes. A preliminary hearing will be held July 29.
According to the criminal complaint (WARNING: Contains graphic details):
Brice entered the Rockabilly’s bar, and started talking with a female bartender. After telling Brice to leave, he dragged her into a bathroom and stabbed her before she was able to get away.
Moments later, police responded to a vehicle near another bar, where a man was found with five stab wounds, including one to the chest.
A witness said Brice punched out a window in the vehicle, then stabbed the victim, age 70. Investigators have not yet released his name.
When police arrived, Brice was near the vehicle, “shouting things like, he is the real God,” and then was placed into custody.
“As officers brought Wesley over to the squad car, he was not making coherent sentences and was saying, ‘I am God.’ Other officers on scene then secured Wesley in the squad car. Officers had the windows rolled down and could hear Wesley still making statements that did not make any sense. Wesley then began repeating his name over and over again saying, ‘Wesley James Brice, Wesley James Brice.’ It was clear to officers on scene that Wesley was in some sort of excited mental state and did not know what was going on,” the complaint states.
After being taken to the hospital, Brice was more coherent and said he didn’t mean to hurt anyone. He also “mentioned that he wanted officers to kill him and he did say that he wanted to die,” the complaint states.
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