Man accused of using golf club to fatally impale Minnesota store clerk ruled incompetent for trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man accused of using a golf club to fatally impale a Minneapolis grocery store employee has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial on a murder charge. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Judicial Officer Danielle Mercurio on Tuesday (Jan. 16, 2024) ruled on the mental competency evaluation of Taylor Justin Schulz. Schulz was accused of second-degree murder in the killing of 66-year-old Robert Skafte on Dec. 8, 2023. Police say Skafte was beaten and impaled with a golf club inside the Oak Grove Grocery store. Skafte was a clerk at the store for nearly two decades and also an acclaimed ballet dancer. Mercurio’s decision was based on the opinion of a psychological examiner. Schulz has a history of mental illness.