Attorneys, medical experts question Stroupe II s capacity to represent himself in capital murder trial
An attorney for Phillip Michael Stroupe II is questioning his capacity to represent himself in his capital murder trial.
Stroupe is charged with first-degree murder in the July 26, 2017 death of Mills River resident Tommy Bryson. Superior Court Judge W. Robert Bell of Mecklenburg County ruled in March that Stroupe could represent himself.
Stroupe is also charged with first-degree kidnapping and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
The state is seeking the death penalty. District Attorney Andrew Murray and Stroupe s standby attorneys declined to comment on the case.