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A Castle Dale man charged with fatally shooting his parents in 2009 remains incompetent to stand trial.
Peter Simon Sharp, 29, is charged in 7th District Court with two counts of first-degree felony aggravated murder for killing his father, William Sharp, 51, and mother, Charmaine Sharp, 54, at the family's home.
After seeing reports from mental health evaluators, a judge earlier this week ordered Sharp to return to the state hospital for further treatment. He was first declared incompetent to stand trial in February 2010 then again twice that year.
Sharp also is charged with aggravated assault for allegedly pointing the shotgun in the direction of his 12-year-old sister.
Emery County Sheriff Lamar Guymon has said that on the morning of Oct. 21, 2009, Sharp used a shotgun to kill his father in the bedroom of their home, then killed his mother in the kitchen. Minutes later, deputies found the defendant walking on Main Street and arrested him.
Another competency review is scheduled for January 2014.