ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge ruled Friday one of the men accused of killing two Winter Park teenagers is competent to stand trial.
Jesse Davis, along with Hector Rodriguez, is accused of torturing and then killing Winter Park High School students Nicholas Presha and Jeremy Stewart before setting their bodies on fire along the Cady Way Trail.
Several doctors testified in the competency hearing, one of whom said Davis has serious mental issues.
Psychiatrist Jeffrey Danzinger said that even after listening to three hours of jail house calls made by Davis between April and June, he still believes the murder suspect is not competent to stand trial.
Investigators said they believe the teens met Davis and Rodriguez to sell them guns they had stolen but were instead robbed by the men.
Prosecutor Ken Lewis said he thinks Davis was faking mental problems to avoid a life sentence in prison.
Prosecutors said after they listened to the jail calls, it was clear Davis knows how to work the legal system because of his past trouble with the law.
In one call, Davis told his family members how much he loved them and reminded those who visited him in jail not to say too much because the calls are recorded.
"He advises (his girlfriend) to switch numbers and to circumvent police attempts to talk to her," said Lewis.
In the past, Davis has been diagnosed with delusional schizophrenia.
Davis remains in the Orange County Jail without bond.
WFTV
