DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Nearly two months after a suspect in a Dubuque killing was ordered to have a psychiatric evaluation he was transferred to the facility earlier this month. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the delay in Helmon Betwell’s case is fairly typical for Iowa defendants waiting for an evaluation at a state facility in Coralville. The Iowa Medical and Classification Center has 18 beds to serve the entire state, and there is always a waiting list.

Fred Scaletta with the state Corrections Department says the current waiting list has 11 people on it, and that is shorter than normal. In June, a judge decided Betwell wasn’t competent to stand trial for the sexual assault and death of 66-year-old Nancy Krapfl. He will be evaluated and treated at the Coralville facility.