GUILTY ID - 9 stabbed 4 critical at apartment complex that houses refugee families, Boise, June 2018

[Niner]

Psychiatrist finds Boise mass stabbing suspect incompetent to stand trial; prosecution plans challenge | East Idaho News


BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Ada County prosecutors got a judge to postpone the competency hearing for a man accused of stabbing nine people — including a 3-year-old who later died — after saying in court Thursday that they will challenge a psychiatrist’s finding that Timmy Earl Kinner Jr. is unfit to stand trial.

Deputy Prosecutor Dan Dinger said during a hearing that prosecutors have an expert they want to review the 300-400 pages of findings by a court-appointed psychologist and psychiatrist in Kinner’s case.
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Defense attorney David Smethers objected to any delay, saying the state should have been prepared for either finding: competent or incompetent. He said the psychiatrist found Kinner incompetent to stand trial.

“It’s hard to prepare for that before you have the actual report,” Dinger said.

Kinner’s competency hearing had been scheduled for Dec. 13. Baskin ordered the hearing closed to the public, other than stabbing victims, victim-witness coordinators and a police investigator.
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Baskin said Thursday that she would grant a short continuance, with the hearing taking place either Dec. 27 or Jan. 3. Court then went into recess so the details could be ironed out. Because some witnesses could appear in court on only one of those dates, Baskin said the hearing would be held on Dec. 27 and then concluded on Jan. 3.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, Dec. 27th:
*Status Hearing re Mental Competence (@ 1:30pm MT) – ID – Ruya Kadir (3) (June 30, 2018, Boise) – *Timmy Earl Kinner, Jr. (30) arrested (6/30/18) & charged (7/3/18) with 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Victims at Ruya 3rd B’day party: 2- 4 yr olds, 6 yr old, 8 yr old, 12 yr old & 3 adults. 3 still with life threatening injuries, 8 yr old treated & released as of 7/3/18; as of 7/18/18 5 of 9 have been released from hospital.
7/16/18 Update: Judge grants psychologists to examine Kinner; he asked to rep himself, but now has a public defender. Prelim hearing continued to 8/14/18.
8/7/18 Update: Grand Jury indicts Kinner on 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of a felony. He was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing next Tuesday(8/14) to determine if there was enough evidence for the case to advance to district court. But that won’t happen now that he’s been indicted by a grand jury; he’s scheduled to be arraigned in 4th District Court at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (8/15).
8/15/18 Update: Judge read all 13 charges against Kinner, will be back in court 8/28 to enter a plea.
8/27/18 Update: Court enters not guilty plea, as Kinner “stays silent”. Next pretrial hearing on 12/13.
9/6/18 Update: Will undergo mental eval. Next hearing 12/13; trial set to begin 1/3/19, expected to last about 8 weeks.
9/22/18 Update: The judge ordered a mental competency evaluation at Kinner’s last court appearance on Sept. 5. If Kinner is found to be unable to assist in his own defense, he will be sent to one of the state hospitals for treatment. The judge will then later decide if he has improved enough to continue. Judge Baskin granted the defense’s motion to bar access to Kinner by police & other officials, except for sheriff’s deputies at the jail, but only until the results of his competency evaluation has been considered by the court. She will revisit this access issue at the Sept. 28 hearing.
9/28/18 Update: Next Status hearing re mental competence on 10/23.
10/23/18 Update: Judge appoints a psychiatrist to evaluate Kinner by 11/29 & will review report & make decision on 12/13 hearing. Hearing might be closed to public.
11/15/18 Update: Kinner’s attorneys requested the trial date be changed, arguing that it would take a year to prepare for a high-profile death penalty case. The prosecution didn’t object. Judge Nancy Baskin agreed to move Kinner’s trial to Jan. 13, 2020. It was previously set to begin Jan. 31, 2019. When the trial begins, it will run four days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, as Baskin has conflicts on Wednesday. This is the second time Kinner’s trial has been delayed. It was originally set for Jan. 3, 2019, then pushed to Jan. 31. Court officials have previously said they expect the trial will take about eight weeks. Baskin also closed next month’s competency hearing to the public, except to victims, victim-witness coordinators and an investigator. Kinner will appear in court Dec. 13 at a hearing to determine whether he’s mentally fit to stand trial.
12/7/18: Prosecutors got a judge to postpone the competency hearing for a man accused of stabbing nine people — including a 3-year-old who later died — after saying in court Thursday that they will challenge a psychiatrist’s finding that Timmy Earl Kinner Jr. is unfit to stand trial. Competency hearing had been scheduled for Dec. 13. Next hearing would be held on Dec. 27 and concluding on Jan. 3.

 

[Niner]

Totally forgot to move this case to my January hearings....

Amid dispute over testimony, competency hearing for Boise mass stabbing suspect continues


The mental competency hearing for a 30-year-old man accused of stabbing nine people in Boise last June finished its third day on Friday — and a fourth day was scheduled for Jan. 15, according to online court records.
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A trial date has been set for Jan. 13, 2020, but Kinner’s attorneys said in court last September that they do no believe he is able to assist in his own defense. A psychiatrist tasked with evaluating Kinner then determined that he was not competent, a finding that prosecutors said they would challenge at the evidentiary hearing that began on Dec. 27. The hearing, which was expected to take two days, ran all day Thursday and resumed at 1 p.m. Friday.

Because the competency hearing is closed to the public, no information is available on what is discussed in court.
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Idaho defendants who are found unfit to stand trial are typically committed for 90 days to one of two state mental hospitals: the 90-bed State Hospital South in Blackfoot or the 55-bed State Hospital North in Orofino.
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About 80-90 percent of those sent to the state hospitals for treatment are stabilized and restored to competency within the initial 90-day treatment period, Edmunds said.

If after 90 days of treatment at one of these facilities the defendant is still not deemed mentally fit to proceed, the court extends the commitment for up to another 180 days.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, January 15th:
*Status Hearing re Mental Competence (@ 1:30pm MT) – ID – Ruya Kadir (3) (June 30, 2018, Boise) – *Timmy Earl Kinner, Jr. (30) arrested (6/30/18) & charged (7/3/18) with 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Victims at Ruya 3rd B’day party: 2- 4 yr olds, 6 yr old, 8 yr old, 12 yr old & 3 adults. 3 still with life threatening injuries, 8 yr old treated & released as of 7/3/18; as of 7/18 5 of 9 have been released from hospital.
7/16/18 Update: Judge grants psychologists to examine Kinner; he asked to rep himself, but now has a public defender. Prelim hearing continued to 8/14/18.
8/7/18 Update: Grand Jury indicts Kinner on 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of a felony. He was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing next Tuesday(8/14) to determine if there was enough evidence for the case to advance to district court. But that won’t happen now that he’s been indicted by a grand jury; he’s scheduled to be arraigned in 4th District Court at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (8/15).
8/15/18 Update: Judge read all 13 charges against Kinner, will be back in court 8/28 to enter a plea.
8/27/18 Update: Court enters not guilty plea, as Kinner “stays silent”. Next pretrial hearing on 12/13.
9/6/18 Update: Will undergo mental eval. Next hearing 12/13; trial set to begin 1/3/19, expected to last about 8 weeks.
9/22/18 Update: The judge ordered a mental competency evaluation at Kinner’s last court appearance on Sept. 5. If Kinner is found to be unable to assist in his own defense, he will be sent to one of the state hospitals for treatment. The judge will then later decide if he has improved enough to continue. Judge Baskin granted the defense’s motion to bar access to Kinner by police & other officials, except for sheriff’s deputies at the jail, but only until the results of his competency evaluation has been considered by the court. She will revisit this access issue at the Sept. 28 hearing.
9/28/18 Update: Next Status hearing re mental competence on 10/23.
10/23/18 Update: Judge appoints a psychiatrist to evaluate Kinner by 11/29 & will review report & make decision on 12/13 hearing. Hearing might be closed to public.
11/15/18 Update: Kinner’s attorneys requested the trial date be changed, arguing that it would take a year to prepare for a high-profile death penalty case. The prosecution didn’t object. Judge Nancy Baskin agreed to move Kinner’s trial to Jan. 13, 2020. It was previously set to begin Jan. 31, 2019. When the trial begins, it will run four days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, as Baskin has conflicts on Wednesday. This is the second time Kinner’s trial has been delayed. It was originally set for Jan. 3, 2019, then pushed to Jan. 31. Court officials have previously said they expect the trial will take about eight weeks. Baskin also closed next month’s competency hearing to the public, except to victims, victim-witness coordinators and an investigator. Kinner will appear in court Dec. 13 at a hearing to determine whether he’s mentally fit to stand trial.
12/7/18: Prosecutors got a judge to postpone the competency hearing for a man accused of stabbing nine people — including a 3-year-old who later died — after saying in court Thursday that they will challenge a psychiatrist’s finding that Timmy Earl Kinner Jr. is unfit to stand trial. Competency hearing had been scheduled for Dec. 13. Next hearing would be held on Dec. 27 and concluding on Jan. 3.
1/3/19 Update: Hearing continued to 1/4/19. And will continue on 1/15/19.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Timmy Kinner Jr., 30, has been found not competent to stand trial.

Kinner will be sent to the Idaho Department of Correction's mental health facility (IMSI) for 90 days.

After that, a report will be sent to the judge with notes about his progress.

At that point, the judge will determine if he is competent to stand trial or if he will need to remain at the facility.

Kinner was scheduled to stand trial in January 2020.

Judge: Kinner 'not competent' to stand trial

 

[JerseyGirl]

In a separate court case, Kadir’s mother is seeking a jury trial against five defendants, including the Northwest Real Estate Capital Corporation, a local nonprofit that owns the Wylie Street Station apartment complex, and the Tamarack Property Management Co., which manages the complex.

Judge rules Boise mass stabbing suspect mentally unfit to stand trial | East Idaho News

 

[Niner]

Boise mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner transported to Idaho maximum security prison


BOISE, Idaho (CBS 2) — Boise mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner has been transported to Idaho's maximum security prison for mental health treatment.

The Idaho Department of Correction told CBS 2 News that there were no issues with the transport on Friday.
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Once his competency is restored and doctors are satisfied he can understand the court proceedings, he will return to court to face the charges filed against him.

Kinner’s trial was tentatively put on the calendar for January 2020. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.


In my notes I have April 15th as the 90 days period for review on his competence.

 

[Niner]

Monday, April 1th - maybe:
*Status Hearing re Mental Competence (90 days from 1/15/19) (@ 1:30pm MT) – ID – Ruya Kadir (3) (June 30, 2018, Boise) – *Timmy Earl Kinner, Jr. (30) arrested (6/30/18) & charged (7/3/18) with 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Victims at Ruya 3rd B’day party: 2- 4 yr olds, 6 yr old, 8 yr old, 12 yr old & 3 adults. 3 still with life threatening injuries, 8 yr old treated & released as of 7/3/18; as of 7/18 5 of 9 have been released from hospital.
Previous court hearings from 7/16/18 thru 1/3/19 reference post #84 here:
ID - 9 stabbed 4 critical at apartment complex that houses refugee families, Boise, June 2018
1/15/19 Update: Kinner has been found not competent to stand trial and will be sent to the Idaho Dept. of Correction's mental health facility (IMSI) for 90 days. After that, a report will be sent to the judge with notes about his progress. At that point, the judge will determine if he is competent to stand trial or if he will need to remain at the facility. Kinner was scheduled to stand trial in January 2020. April 15, 2019 will be 90 days.
2/8/19: was transported to Idaho's maximum Secure Mental Health Facility located at the maximum security prison for treatment.

 

[Niner]

Judge grants gag order in Kinner case, sets date for competency hearing


A 4th District Court judge will decide in May whether mass stabbing suspect Timmy Earl Kinner Jr. is fit to stand trial after receiving treatment for several months in a secure mental health facility at the state prison, according to court records.

A mental competency hearing has been scheduled for May 17; it will be closed to the public. Kinner will remain at the prison facility until a decision is made on his competency.
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Court minutes indicate that Judge Nancy Baskin granted the defense’s request for a gag order order prohibiting witnesses, victims, attorneys and others from discussing the case with the media. The defense said the “inordinate amount of media coverage” has possibly violated the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.

 

[Niner]

Friday, May 17th:
*Status Hearing re Mental Competence (@ 1:30pm MT) – ID – Ruya Kadir (3) (June 30, 2018, Boise) – *Timmy Earl Kinner, Jr. (30) arrested (6/30/18) & charged (7/3/18) with 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Victims at Ruya 3rd B’day party: 2- 4 yr olds, 6 yr old, 8 yr old, 12 yr old & 3 adults. 3 still with life threatening injuries, 8 yr old treated & released as of 7/3/18; as of 7/18 5 of 9 have been released from hospital.
Previous court hearings from 7/16/18 thru 1/3/19 reference post #84 here:
ID - 9 stabbed 4 critical at apartment complex that houses refugee families, Boise, June 2018
1/15/19 Update: Kinner has been found not competent to stand trial and will be sent to the Idaho Dept. of Correction's mental health facility (IMSI) for 90 days. After that, a report will be sent to the judge with notes about his progress. At that point, the judge will determine if he is competent to stand trial or if he will need to remain at the facility. Kinner was scheduled to stand trial in January 2020. April 15, 2019 will be 90 days.
2/8/19: was transported to Idaho's maximum Secure Mental Health Facility located at the maximum-security prison for treatment.
4/15/19 Update: Kinner Jr.’s treatment at a secure mental health facility in state prison has been extended. Defense attorneys also filed two motions earlier this month: one seeking disclosure of the votes of the grand jury in Kinner’s indictment, and the other asking for a gag order prohibiting witnesses, victims, attorneys and others from discussing the case with the media. They said the “inordinate amount of media coverage” has possibly violated the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. Prosecutors filed a motion objecting to the disclosure of the juror votes. They argued that grand jury proceedings are confidential so that jurors are free from outside influence or intimidation. No further dates as the mental health in under seal. A mental competency hearing has been scheduled for May 17; it will be closed to the public. A jury trial is still set for Jan 13, 2020.

 

[Niner]

No decision made: Boise mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner mental status hearing continued


BOISE, Idaho (CBS 2) — The process of determining Boise mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner's mental competency will continue.

After several hours of testimony, no final decisions were made and court records indicate Kinner's competency hearing will continue July 9. He's previously been ruled unfit and has been receiving mental health treatment at the state penitentiary in Boise. Also on Friday, a judge ordered all parties to agree to a gag order -- prohibiting anyone involved in the case from talking about it publicly.

 

[Niner]

Boise mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner in court for motion hearing


Boise mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner was in court for a motion hearing on Tuesday [6/11/19].

Although the hearing was initially open, the state and Kinner's defense agreed with Judge Nancy Baskin to keep it closed to the public.
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According to online court documents, Kinner will be back in court for the continued competency hearing on August 1. It will be closed to the public.

His jury trial is still set to begin in January 2020.

 

[Niner]

Judge: Boise mass stabbing suspect to continue psychiatric treatment

Friday, July 12th 2019

A judge has ordered that mass stabbing suspect Timmy Kinner will continue to receive psychiatric treatment at the Idaho Maximum Security Prison South of Boise for another 90 days.

Court documents state district Judge Nancy Baskin, following a mental competency hearing Thursday, has not made a definitive determination regarding Kinner's competency but the judge stated this week he continues to "lack the capacity to make informed decisions about his treatment."
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But before a jury can decide his guilt or innocence, the question of Kinner's mental competency to stand trial must be resolved. There is no insanity defense in Idaho.

And Judge Baskin's order this week states the Idaho Department of Correction will continue to provide the "prescribed involuntarily necessary treatment to restore the defendant's competency."
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And according to court documents, Kinner's competency will be reviewed at another closed hearing on August 1.

The judge has also issued a gag order in this high profile case so nobody involved with the case can talk about it publicly.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, Aug. 1st:
*Status Hearing re Mental Competence (@ 1:30pm MT) – ID – Ruya Kadir (3) (June 30, 2018, Boise) – *Timmy Earl Kinner, Jr. (30) arrested (6/30/18) & charged (7/3/18) with 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Trial set to begin 1/13/20.
Victims at Ruya 3rd B’day party: 2- 4 yr olds, 6 yr old, 8 yr old, 12 yr old & 3 adults. 3 still with life threatening injuries, 8 yr old treated & released as of 7/3/18; as of 7/18 5 of 9 have been released from hospital.
Previous court hearings from 7/16/18 thru 4/15/19 reference post #90 here:
ID - 9 stabbed 4 critical at apartment complex that houses refugee families, Boise, June 2018
6/13/19 Update: Had motions hearing on 6/11 in closed session hearing re competency. Next hearing on 8/1.

 

[Niner]

@JerseyGirl - do you find any news on this guy? I've looked but just getting "old" articles.

TIA!

 

[Indy Anna]

I cannot find any articles later than Jan. 2019.

 

[Niner]

I cannot find any articles later than Jan. 2019.

Thanks a bunch for checking!

Edited to add: There is a fee to look at the court site....

 

[Niner]

Bumping up to see if there is any updates on this case....

 

[Niner]

Here's an update on the case of Boise's mass stabbing suspect


BOISE — A judge has yet to determine if the man charged in a nine-person stabbing last year is fit for trial.

Suspect Timmy Kinner Jr. has had 13 closed court hearings since December, with two more scheduled this month.
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The vast majority of courtroom time on the case since December has been closed to the public, due to the fact that attorneys are discussing Kinner’s private medical and mental health information. Kinner’s attorneys also requested Baskin file a judicial gag order prohibiting anyone involved in the case from talking to the media or posting about it on social media, and in April, she agreed.

She also ruled, on Aug. 1, that officials with the Idaho Department of Correction had to deny a public records request asking about Kinner’s disciplinary record in the prison, saying that information was also prohibited from release under the gag order.
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The next orders to transport Kinner are set for Sept. 5 and Sept. 12, according to court records. Those hearings are listed as competency hearings.

 

[Niner]

Thursday, Sept. 5th:
*Status Hearing re Mental Competence (@ 1:30pm MT) – ID – Ruya Kadir (3) (June 30, 2018, Boise) – *Timmy Earl Kinner, Jr. (30) arrested (6/30/18) & charged (7/3/18) with 1st degree murder, 8 counts of felony aggravated battery, 1 count of burglary, 2 counts of aggravated assault & 1 count of enhancement use of deadly weapon in commission of felony. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. DA will seek DP.
Victims at Ruya 3rd B’day party: 2- 4 yr olds, 6 yr old, 8 yr old, 12 yr old & 3 adults. 3 still with life threatening injuries, 8 yr old treated & released as of 7/3/18; as of 7/18 5 of 9 have been released from hospital.
Trial starts 1/13/20.
Previous court hearings from 7/16/18 thru 4/15/19 reference post #90 here:
ID - 9 stabbed 4 critical at apartment complex that houses refugee families, Boise, June 2018
5/17/19 Update: Hearing continued to 7/9, Judge imposes gag order in case. 6/11/19: Had motions hearing on 6/11 in a closed hearing re competency. Next hearing on 8/1.
7/11/19 Update: Had Review hearing on 7/11, will continue to receive psychiatric treatment at the Idaho Maximum Security Prison South of Boise for another 90 days. Next Status hearing regarding competency on 8/1.
8/1/19 Update: Next competency hearings are set for Sept. 5 and Sept. 12.