Mclean is charged in Montgomery County Common Pleas court with four counts of endangering children, two counts of felonious assault and one count of rape of a child under the age of 13. He is accused in connection with the abuse of Takoda Collins.
Man charged in ‘extreme’ child abuse case wants mental competency evaluation
Takoda was pronounced dead at Dayton Children’s Hospital on Dec. 13 after McLean called authorities to tell them he was unresponsive. The boy was found to have multiple cuts and bruising and, according to court records, authorities believe he suffered “extreme abuse.”
Authorities say Takoda was tortured by his father, including being locked naked in an attic, beaten and emotionally and physically abused. In court records, police say Takoda was forced to stand bent over and cross-legged for long periods of time and received a beating by McLean if he stopped.
McLean pleaded not guilty to the charges and is incarcerated at the Montgomery County Jail on $1 million bond.
At the request of the defense, Montgomery County Judge Dennis Adkins ordered the evaluation.
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“The court orders … that the Forensic Psychiatry Center for Western Ohio examine the defendant and return their findings to this court,” the order says. “The report is to include facts found by the examiner(s), interpretations and conclusions as to the defendant’s competence to stand trial at the present time.”
The copy of the report is due to the court in February and a court hearing has been set for March 4.
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