Man charged in West Columbia standoff deemed incompetent, committed to Department of Mental Health
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who is charged for his alleged role in a standoff on April 11 on West Ash Street has been committed to the Department of Mental Health.
A commitment order was filed on Tuesday for Michael Whited, 59. He is charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest and three counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault.
He joins roughly 500 other people who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial who are waiting for a bed with the Department of Mental Health, according to previous reporting. The order says Whited should be evaluated within six months. He is currently listed on the Boone County Jail’s roster.
Whited allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot a woman and a dog at Ash Street Apartments earlier this year, according to court documents from previous reporting. White then allegedly pointed the gun at other people in the area before barricading himself in his apartment, previous reporting states.