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Judge: Voting machine tampering suspect is incompetent

FILE - This Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, booking photo provided by the Pueblo County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows 31-year-old Richard Patton, who was arrested Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, on suspicion of tampering with voting equipment. Patton accused of tampering with a voting machine during the Colorado's primary election is mentally incompetent and cannot continue with court proceedings, a judge ruled Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. (Pueblo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) FILE - This Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, booking photo provided by the Pueblo County, Colo., Sheriff's Office shows 31-year-old Richard Patton, who was arrested Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, on suspicion of tampering with voting equipment. Patton accused of tampering with a voting machine during the Colorado's primary election is mentally incompetent and cannot continue with court proceedings, a judge ruled Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. (Pueblo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
Judge: Voting machine tampering suspect is incompetent