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Grand Marais man ruled competent to stand trial on murder charge

Judge Steve Hanke said Axtell’s treatment progress and 2025 evaluation show he can now meaningfully participate in his defense.

GRAND MARAIS — A criminal case is finally set to resume for the man charged with fatally bludgeoning an elderly resident with a shovel and moose antler more than three years ago. Levi William Axtell, 30, has been found competent to stand trial for the intentional second-degree murder of Lawrence Scully, 77, in what authorities have described as an unprovoked home invasion. Axtell’s case had been suspended since shortly after his March 2023 arrai…

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Duluth News Tribune broke the news in Cherokee County, United States on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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