(Le Mars) — A judge has ruled an Akron man is competent to stand trial for the murder of his mother. In a ruling issued Friday morning, Judge Steven Andreasen says that based on the findings of a licensed psychologists and psychiatrist that both evaluated Jonathon Neunaber, they say that Neunaber understands and appreciates the charges and fully understands the possible consequences from those charges. Neunaber has been charged with the killing of his mother, Esther Neunaber in July of 2014. Both Esther and her husband, Donald, were found dead at their rural Akron home. A medical examiner determined that Donald had died of natural causes, where as Esther’s death was the result of blunt force trauma. A trial date has not been scheduled.
