A Clinton County man facing a murder charge in relation to a vehicle accident last spring will apparently undergo a psychiatric evaluation regarding his competency to stand trial for the alleged crime.

Ira Boles Dyer, III faces a charge of murder-first degree, three counts of wanton endangerment-first degree and four other counts of persistent felony offender-second degree in relation to an automobile accident earlier this year that claimed the life of an elderly Clinton County woman, Ina Edwards, 79, of Albany.

The three counts of wanton endangerment in the case involve one passenger who was in the victim’s vehicle and two children who were in the suspect’s vehicle at the time of the accident, which occurred in mid-April on Hwy. 127, north of Albany.

Dyer was later named in a sealed indictment by a Clinton County Grand Jury.

During a pretrial conference held on November 7 in Clinton Circuit Court, Dyer’s attorney, Angie Capps, requested her client be evaluated by KCPC regarding his competency to stand trial. Circuit Judge Eddie C. Lovelace ruled that appropriate orders were to be tendered for the competency evaluation to take place.

In an unrelated case, a trial has been scheduled for next summer for Anthony D. Troxel, who is charged with murder and other offenses in connection with the death of another Clinton County man in late July. He was later indicted on the murder and other charges in late summer by a Clinton County Grand Jury.

During a pretrial conference held on November 21, Clinton Circuit Judge Eddie C. Lovelace set aside four days for the trial, August 7-10, 2012 with a pretrial conference in the case scheduled for June 18 of next year.

Troxel is accused in the shooting death of James Thomas Dyer, II, 31, of Albany. He was later indicted by a Clinton County Grand Jury.

According to police reports filed at the time of the incident, Dyer was shot in the upper left side of the torso with a .20 gauge single-shot shotgun the night of Saturday, July 30 in the Seventy-Six Community following an altercation that occurred around 10:30 p.m.

Other than the murder charges, Troxel is also charged with wanton endangerment-first degree (police officer), convicted felon in possession of a handgun and two counts of persistent felony offender-second degree in relation to the incident.

Troxel is being represented by Attorney C.B. Bates, while Dyer, III is being represented by Attorney Angie Capps.

Both cases are being prosecuted by Commonwealth Attorney Jesse M. Stockton’s office.

Also in November, two terms of Clinton Circuit Court were conducted. Details on official actions taken during those sessions appear elsewhere in this week’s edition.