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Mental Evaluation Ordered for Suspect in Puerto Rican Gay Teens Murder

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Juan Martinez Matos, the man charged with murdering 19-year-old Puerto Rican gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, was deemed too incapacitated to speak at a pretrial court appearance Wednesday and has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

Towleroad obtained an e-mail from Christopher Pagan, who first discussed the developing story on CNN's iReport. Click here to read the full details on where the pending trial now stands.

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