A man accused of murdering an Idaho couple Saturday was released in July from the Clark County Jail after months of awaiting competency restoration services at Western State Hospital.
John Cody Hart, 28, is charged in Adams County Magistrate Court in Idaho with two counts of first-degree murder. Authorities say he fatally shot husband and wife Rory Mehen, 47, and Sara Mehen, 45, the owners of the Hartland Inn in New Meadows, Idaho, where he was apparently staying.
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