LUBBOCK, Texas — A judge will decide if Thomas Boukamp is competent to stand trial Tuesday, May 3, after denying a motion from Boukamp’s attorney to postpone the hearing.
Boukamp, 21, was accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old Lubbock girl in November 2020 and taking her to Michigan. The trial was scheduled to begin in August 2021, but was delayed so the court could complete a psychological evaluation of Boukamp.
“This is not the first time defense counsel has filed a last-minute motion that impacts a long-scheduled proceeding,” U.S. District James Wesley Hendrix said in the order.
Hendrix ended the order warning Boukamp’s attorney “to be mindful of his ethical obligations as an officer of the Court.”
ONGOING COVERAGE:
- Trial postponed for Michigan man accused of kidnapping Lubbock teen
- Comments about rape and murder will not get tossed out as evidence in upcoming kidnapping trial, judge says
- Man accused of kidnapping Lubbock teen denied later trial date, set to start in August
- Michigan man accused of kidnapping 14-year-old claims cellphone data ‘illegally obtained’ by law enforcement
- Michigan man extradited to Lubbock Co. Jail for teen kidnapping
- Michigan man indicted for kidnapping of Lubbock teen
- After teen girl went missing from Lubbock, the suspect “is a danger to the community” federal magistrate says
- Michigan man charged in connection to disappearance of Lubbock teen
