Naythen Aubain, who faces accusations he brutally killed his grandmother and another 87-year-old woman in Utica, was ruled not competent to stand trial for murder.

Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara issued a statement outlining a ruling handed down by Utica City Court Judge Chrisopher Giruzzi.

Aubain, 29, was reviewed by two psychologists as to whether he understood the two first-degree murder charges leveled against him and whether he'd be able to assist in his own defense. He was not, McNamara said, evaluated on the larger issue of criminal responsibility.

Aubain now will be sent to a state mental health facility, where the legal process will continue as he undergoes continuing evaluation, McNamara said. If Aubain is found competent down the road, criminal proceedings will resume.

McNamara added that he will still present the case to a grand jury, and that usually people sent to mental health facilities for help are found competent after between two to six months.

It was a week ago Sunday when Aubain was arrested by police following a crash on Bleecker Street in Utica.

After fighting with first responders, he mentioned that other people had been hurt, which led investigators to a home on Tilden Avenue, where they found the mutilated body of 87-year-old Jane Wentka. Aubain's 90-year-old grandmother Katherine, who also lived there, was later found in another location.