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Man with Ties to Hacking Group Competent for Trial 1/31/13
Associated Press
January 31, 2013
DALLAS - A Dallas man with ties to the hacking group Anonymous has been
declared mentally competent to stand trial on three separate federal
indictments.
Barrett Lancaster Brown on Wednesday answered U.S. District Judge Sam
Lindsay's questions during a hearing to determine his mental competency. Brown's
attorney, Doug Morris, said his client's mental state had greatly improved since
he was detained last year.
Lindsay declared the 31-year-old Brown competent and set trial dates on the
three indictments.
Brown has previously acted as a de facto spokesman for the group. He was
first charged in October with making Internet threats and retaliating against
law enforcement in YouTube videos he posted.
Two later indictments accuse Brown of making public an Internet link with
access to stolen credit card information and concealing evidence.