2/12/13 - Lawyers for a Wixom man accused of a shooting spree on area roads last year say he suffers from a delusional disorder. But attorneys for 43-year-old Raulie Casteel donât think it will impede on his ability to comprehend the judicial proceedings against him. At a hearing yesterday, 53rd District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader scheduled a March 27th preliminary exam for Casteel on charges of terrorism, assault with intent to murder and five felony firearm counts for alleged incidents in Livingston County. Casteel has been found competent to stand trial on the charges following court-ordered psychological testing although details of the report have not been made public. He remains behind bars in the Livingston County Jail on a $2 (m) million bond and is being represented by Ann Arbor lawyers Douglas Mullkoff and Charles Groh. Evidence and witness testimony will be presented at the preliminary exam by the defense team and the Michigan Attorney Generalâs Office, which is prosecuting the case for Livingston, Shiawassee and Ingham Counties. Spokeswoman Joy Yearout tells WHMI Casteel had the option to waive the exam but did not. The shootings took place on and around the I-96 corridor and injured one man who was traveling through Fowlerville. Casteel was eventually arrested October 17th after a task force consisting of federal, state and local authorities linked evidence to victims' vehicles. He faces up to life in prison on the local charges but also faces 60 additional charges in Oakland County for incidents that took place mostly in Wixom and Commerce Township. (JK)
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