The brother of a transgender woman, who committed suicide seven months ago, was charged with the murder of their father.
Shane Hallstrom's pretrial appearance was on Monday at the 1st District Court in Logan. He was charged with murder after police allege he stabbed his father, Calvin Hallstrom, to death on April 28.
Geoff Fattah, with the 1st District Court, said the prosecution ordered an evaluation of Shane’s mental competency, which could take up to 60 days. A court hearing was set for June 20 to discuss the status of the evaluation before the prosecution.
Shane’s sister, Ashley Hallstrom, was a transgender woman from Cache Vallye who committed suicide in mid-October. She published her suicide letter on Facebook and Reddit.