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A federal judge in Billings has set a jury trial for Jan. 9 for a Wyoming man who is accused in the double murder of a couple on the Crow Reservation.

U.S. District Judge Susan Watters set the trial date in an order filed on Thursday after ruling this week that Jesus Deniz Mendoza, 19, of Worland, is mentally competent to stand trial.

Watters held a competency hearing on Wednesday and heard testimony from a forensic psychologist, who testified for the prosecution. The psychologist evaluated Mendoza and said he has several mental disorders. But Mendoza’s mental illness would not substantially impair his ability to understand the charges or to help in his defense, she said.

Mendoza has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including two counts of first degree murder, attempted murder and other crimes in the shooting deaths of Jason and Tana Shane near Pryor on July 29, 2015, near Pryor.