A Reno County judge says a suspect in the death of a Hutchinson woman is competent to stand trial.

District Judge Joe McCarville ruled Tuesday that 48-year-old Billy Joe Craig Jr. is able to stand trial for first-degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Jennifer Heckel.

Craig was evaluated at Horizons Mental Health Center in Hutchinson at the request of his defense attorney.

The Hutchinson News reports the ruling means Craig and his 32-year-old co-defendant, Charles Christopher Logsdon, will have a preliminary hearing for Feb. 6-10.

Heckel was found shot to death at her home on June 14. Prosecutors say they believe the suspects planned to rob someone other than Heckel when she was killed.

Both men remain jailed on $500,000 bonds.