(Magalia, CA) – 31-year-old Sam Dickenson has been found competent to stand trial. He is charged with invading a Magalia home in the middle of the night on August 25th, wearing full ninja gear, armed with knives and in possession of duct tape. Prosecutors allege his intent was to kidnap and rape an 8-year-old child who lived there.

The child was not home at the time of the reported attack, and Dickenson was confronted by the child’s 70-year-old grandmother. He stabbed her twice, then, when the woman’s 72-year-old husband entered the room, he was stabbed and beaten. Both have since recovered.

Once the psychologist’s report was read in court, deeming Dickenson competent, he pled not guilty.