Woodland Inmate To Stand Trial Locally For AssaultWoodland Inmate To Stand Trial Locally For Assault

7/24/14 - A Livingston County District Court judge has found an inmate of the Woodland Correctional Facility competent to stand trial for an assault allegedly committed while in prison. 34-year-old Eddie Deans Jr. was sentenced to 12 to 50 years for 2nd degree murder in December of 1995 and is currently lodged in the Woodland Correctional Facility. He is now facing charges in Livingston County of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, stemming from an incident in December of 2012 while he was still incarcerated. Despite previously having been found incompetent to stand trial, on June 11th a report was submitted stating that Deans had been uncooperative during his most recent exam, and the authorities had no alternative but to find him competent. He is now scheduled for an exam in front of District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader on August 12th. (TD)