GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — An inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution is competent to stand trial for allegedly murdering another inmate, a judge ruled Friday.
Joshua Scolman is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Oct. 21, 2022, stabbing death of Timothy Nabors. According to the criminal complaint, Scolman was targeting another inmate with whom he had a dispute but ended up killing Nabors, who tried to break up the fight. Scolman also faces an attempted homicide charge for the targeted inmate.
Competency refers to a suspect’s ability to understand the court proceedings and assist in his own defense. Scolman’s attorney raised the issue in October. But after a psychiatric review, Judge Donald Zuidmulder ruled Scolman is competent.
The trial is scheduled for Feb. 12.
Scolman is scheduled to be in prison until 2058 as a result of a conviction for a drunken driving crash that killed three people in Milwaukee County in 2007.
