The murder suspect of a Seattle dog handler has been found incompetent to stand trial

A man accused of a carjacking that left an 80-year-old woman dead was found mentally incompetent to stand trial Thursday.

Jahmed Haynes is charged with first-degree murder, assault and animal cruelty in the carjacking that killed beloved local dog handler Ruth Dalton on the morning of August 21st.

Not only did Dalton die in the attack, but her dog was also stabbed.

According to court documents, Haynes got into Dalton's car while she and several dogs were inside. As Haynes pushed Dalton out, a witness tried to help with a bat, but Haynes pulled out a knife.

As Dalton got out of the car, Haynes backed up and crashed into two other vehicles. Then, as he sped away, he dragged Dalton with him. She died at the scene of the accident.

Haynes, who has eight felony convictions, was arrested the following day.

Police said they identified him from a fingerprint found on Dalton's phone. When Haynes was arrested, police say he was carrying a knife that still had blood on it and the keys to Dalton's car.

Earlier this month, Haynes underwent a competency evaluation and was found to be incompetent and unfit to stand trial.

After the evaluation, the judge ordered 90 days of restoration. This means that he undergoes treatment so that he can stand trial.

After the hearing, we spoke with the victim's granddaughter, who shared her thoughts on the outcome.

“He was a small, sad little man,” Melanie Roberts said. “I was hoping we could skip that part of the story, but the prosecution let me know a few days ago that it looked like that, so I was prepared for today, but not happy about it.”

The judge will review Haynes' progress in December.

NOTE: The judge asked the media not to show Haynes' face.