Tulsa man charged in neighbor's killing to plead insanity
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - This Aug. 12, 2016, file photo provided by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office shows Stanley Vernon Majors, of Tulsa, Okla. Attorneys for Majors, who is facing first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor, say they will pursue an insanity defense. Online court records show that lawyers for Majors waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Tulsa County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) (The Associated Press)
Attorneys for a Tulsa man facing first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor say they will pursue an insanity defense.
Online court records show that lawyers for 63-year-old Stanley Vernon Majors waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday. They also filed notice that they intend to argue Majors was legally insane or mentally ill at the time 37-year-old Khalid Jabara was killed.
Authorities say Majors shot Jabara in August, after bombarding him with racial insults over several years as part of a feud with Jabara's family.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Majors is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and threatening a violent act. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Majors has undergone a mental competency examination and been found competent to stand trial.