22-year-old Christian Soto, accused of killing four and injuring seven in Rockford, ordered for psychiatric evaluation before trial.

A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a northern Illinois man, Christian Soto, 22, accused of killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating, and driving over them in a Rockford neighborhood on March 27. The evaluation aims to determine Soto's mental fitness for trial, with his arraignment scheduled for May 17. Soto is the sole suspect in the deaths of Romona Schupbach, Jacob Schupbach, Jay Larson, and Jenna Newcomb.

April 15, 2024
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