Source: themirror.com 11/24/25
Levi Axtell was charged with second-degree murder for the 2023 killing of Lawrence Scully, an elderly sex offender.
A judge ruled that Levi Axtell, a Minnesota father who was charged with killing an elderly sex offender, could not stand trial after ruling him incompetent.
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“The Court finds that Mr. Axtell is currently not competent to proceed because he suffers from ongoing delusions that prevent him from rationally consulting with his legal counsel and participating in his legal defense,” Judge Hanke wrote.
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Axtell was 27 when he allegedly beat a sex offender, Lawrence Scully, 77, more than a dozen times with a shovel, before killing him with a large pair of moose antlers in Grand Marais, Minn.
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According to court documents, Axtell had a decade-long fixation with a sex offender and believed that Scully had been harassing his 1-year-old daughter, a claim he was unable to prove in court.
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According to evidence introduced during an April hearing, Axtell— who did not appear in person— still believes himself to be a “hero” and that his actions were justified because there was an “imminent danger and needed to be taken care of.”
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So, permanent civil commitment for this guy?