Attorney Of Naples Man That Went On Viral Racist Rant Says His Client Is Mentally Unfit For Trial
Jeffrey Rouse was arrested last week after a video of him went viral of him yelling racial slurs at a woman and defacing two political signs outside of the Collier County Courthouse.
His lawyer Mike Carr said, “I made a good faith to allegation here that my client, Mr. Rouse, is not competent,” Carr said. “I don’t do that lightly.”
He also said, “He’s got real mental problems he needs help he’s more to be pitied than feared, It doesn’t change what they said or did, but it helps to understand he’s not all there.”
He will now have to be evaluated by the state to see if he competent to stand trial.
Junior is the producer of the Stan and Haney show. He is also a music producer and audio engineer. He was born in Sioux City, Ia, but has lived down in Southwest Florida since a young age.