"An attorney representing a woman accused of opening fire on Rihanna's West L.A. home said her client may not be fit to stand trial because of mental health issues. Ortiz has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and multiple counts of assault. Rihanna, her husband ASAP Rocky and their children were all home but unharmed when the shooting occurred."
"Deputy Public Defender Derek Dillman "expressed a doubt" that his client, 35-year-old speech pathologist Ivanna Ortiz, was competent to stand trial on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon after she allegedly opened fire on the singer's Bevelry Crest property on March 8. But after a brief closed-door hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shannon Cooley did not find there was substantial evidence of Ortiz's mental "incompetence" and ordered criminal proceedings to continue."
"Prosecutors say the shots fired by Ortiz struck Rihanna's home, a neighbor's residence and an Airstream parked on the grounds. No one was hit, but Rihanna and her husband - hip-hop and actor ASAP Rocky - were inside the Airstream at the time it was shot. Ortiz has pleaded not guilty."
"Earlier on Wednesday, Ortiz sought to have Dillman fired as her attorney during a closed-door hearing before Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shannon Cooley, who presumably blocked that attempt as Dillman was still representing Ortiz late Wednesday morning. Ortiz continued to bicker with Dillman later in the day when he tried to"
A Florida woman accused of firing rifle shots at Rihanna’s West L.A. home said she may be mentally unfit to stand trial. Her attorney told the court he had expressed doubt about the defendant’s competence regarding charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. After a brief closed-door hearing, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge did not find substantial evidence of mental incompetence and ordered criminal proceedings to continue. Prosecutors said the shots hit Rihanna’s home, a neighbor’s residence, and an Airstream on the property, but no one was injured. Rihanna and her husband were inside the Airstream at the time. The defendant pleaded not guilty and sought to remove her attorney during a closed-door hearing.
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