" In 2021, Taylor was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon after he and another man were accused of shooting at a female driver while her two children were in the back seat. At least two rounds struck the vehicle. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges, and Taylor was released after court-appointed doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial."
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It was a state court that made that determination. Presumably the federal law applies to federal courts.
Why was he on the streets? A judge dismissed those charges.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-11-08/nashville-da-seeks-change-after-suspect-released-from-jail-is-accused-of-shooting-college-student
" In 2021, Taylor was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon after he and another man were accused of shooting at a female driver while her two children were in the back seat. At least two rounds struck the vehicle. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges, and Taylor was released after court-appointed doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial."