Man unfit to stand trial after Taser shooting -Winona (MN) Daily News

A man twice shot with a Taser by authorities has been ruled unfit to stand trial. Seth Allan Frick, 24, was charged with several counts of assaulting a police officer, including two felonies. Two misdemeanor counts, including a drug paraphernalia charge, were dropped. He appeared before Judge Jeffery Thompson for a post- competency hearing Tuesday, when a doctor’s report was presented that stated he was not fit to stand trial. The last time he appeared before Thompson, in April, Frick erupted and was shot with a Taser by a Winona County jailer. This time, he appeared calm in court while discussing his condition with Thompson. “You seem a lot better than the last time I saw you,” Johnson said to Frick. “I got a little oxygen into my system,” Frick said. Frick questioned the doctor’s ruling, saying he was deemed to be suffering... [read full story]