Dejaune Anderson ordered to undergo mental evaluation [Video]

WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA, Ind. — An Indiana court ruled this week the mother of a 5-year-old boy found dead in a suitcase in 2022 must undergo mental competency evaluations before being allowed to represent herself in her case.

Dejaune Anderson, the mother of Cairo Jordan, is charged with murder, neglect of a dependent resulting in death and obstruction of justice in the young boy’s death.

Washington County Judge Larry Medlock ruled Tuesday the public defender will remain on the case for the time being, despite Anderson filing handwritten court documents last week claiming that the court-appointed attorney, Alex Ooley, is “the grandson of [President] Joe Biden” and notifying him of his termination on April 8.

“Any motions, filings, pleadings on the behalf of the entity Dejaune L. Anderson by Washington County Public Defender Office are null and void,” she wrote.

In response, the judge issued a psychiatric evaluation on Anderson, where …