Mental eval for man charged in grandmother's death

MISSOULA (AP) — A Missoula judge entered a not guilty plea on behalf of a 25-year-old man charged with beating his grandmother to death with a chair.

Tyler Dan Perry is charged with deliberate homicide in the Dec. 14 death of 72-year-old Carole Ann Perry.

On Tuesday, Perry's attorneys asked District Judge Karen Townsend if she could help expedite their client's evaluation at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs. Public defender Scott Spencer said he had been told it would take three to four months before Perry could be evaluated for his fitness to stand trial.

Charging documents say Perry stated his grandmother had a "third eye" and added that "everybody knew we had to bash her over the head."

Townsend said she would have an aide contact the hospital.