Judge rules defendant competent to stand trial for slaying

SIOUX CITY, IA - A judge has found an Iowa man mentally competent to stand trial in the slaying of a Nebraska man in Sioux City.

Woodbury County District Court records say Judge Patrick Tott said in his ruling issued Tuesday that 31-year-old Daniel Levering may not be willing to assist in his defense but is competent to do so.

Levering has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder. He's accused of stabbing to death 36-year-old Vincent Walker in July of 2017. Walker lived in Winnebago.

A trial starting date hasn't been set.