11/14/12 - Judges in both Livingston and Oakland counties have ordered competency evaluations for a Wixom man accused of shooting at motorists along the I-96 corridor. 43-year-old Raulie Wayne Casteel is facing dozens of charges in connection with shootings reported in Howell Township, Wixom and Commerce Township. Competency and criminal responsibility exams were ordered by both Novi District Court Judge Brian MacKenzie and 53rd District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader in Howell, which will determine if Casteel is fit to stand trial. Casteel first appeared in Novi District Court, where he faces 60 counts for the Oakland County incidents, including multiple counts of assault with intent to murder. The exam was ordered despite objections from Casteelâs defense lawyers and a forensic review and competency hearing has been scheduled for January 2nd before Judge MacKenzie. Casteel later appeared in Livingston County, where he is charged with six counts including felonious assault for an October 18th incident on I-96 in Howell Township. Defense attorneys have described their client as a married, college-educated man with no criminal history. Photo is courtesy of WLNS. (JM)
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