UPDATED: Facebook Murder-for-hire Suspect Will Receive Mental Health Evaluation
Meredith Lowell appeared today in U.S. District Court Cleveland and entered a not guilty plea
Updated at 5:02 p.m. Monday The defense team for the Cleveland Heights woman charged with plotting to hire a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur entered a not guilty plea today in U.S. District Court. Her attorneys, Walter Lucas and Paul Shipp, also requested that Meredith Lowell, 27, of Cleveland Heights, receive a competency evaluation to determine whether she can participate in court proceedings. It was granted, and she will receive a mental health examination. "Given the evidence that the government has presented to us thus far, it seems clear that Ms. Lowell's alleged conduct could only be characterized as completely irrational. At the present time, we have serious concerns about Ms. Lowell's ability to fully understand …
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