The capital murder trial of a Springdale man accused of killing his mother was reset Monday after the defense requested a mental examination to determine his fitness to proceed.
Springdale police say Scott Aaron Rocha, 31, shot his mother to death, tried to clean blood out of the house and then went on a beer run.
The body of Frances Idell Rocha, 65, was found in the garage at 3547 Loblolly Place early in the morning of March 8, according to the preliminary arrest report. The Rochas both lived at the residence.
The case is now set for Dec. 15 in Washington Circuit Court. If convicted of capital murder, Rocha faces life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty