Luther Bernard Watkins

A man accused of fatally shooting a police officer in Tuscaloosa almost four years ago has been declared competent enough for his capital murder trial, which is expected to begin sometime later this year.

Almost three years after a Tuscaloosa Police Officer was fatally shot in the line of duty, a judge said his alleged killer may go to trial early next year.

The man accused of murdering a Tuscaloosa Police officer in 2019 is asking a judge to prohibit him from being sentenced to death because of his age.