Man Charged With Killing Toddler Found Incompetent To Stand Trial

A Franklin County judge has ruled the man charged in the beating death of a 1-year-old boy whose body was found in Big Walnut creek is incompetent to stand trial. The judge has committed 25-year-old Kurt Flood to a state psychiatric hospital for treatment aimed at restoring competency within a year. Flood pleaded not guilty in the death of Cameron Beckford. His body was found in December 2014. The child's mother, Dainesha Stevens, told investigators Flood was trying to beat demons out of the toddler. Stevens is to be sentenced in June after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence-tampering charges.