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Judge Declares Gary Siders Incompetent for Child-Endangerment Trial
9/10/2026
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Story summary
- Judge in Vinton County, Ohio, declared Gary Siders Sr. incompetent to stand trial.
- Attorney Dorian Baum said Siders Sr.'s mental health has deteriorated for years and cannot be restored.
- Siders Sr., his wife Christina, son Gary Jr., and daughter-in-law Elizabeth each face sixteen child-endangerment charges.
- Sixteen children were rescued June 30 from a 12-by-12-foot room in Hamden, living unbathed amid trash.
- Attorney said defendants are receiving death threats.
