Suspect in Shooting Death of Elwood Police Officer Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial

Judge Rules Suspect in Elwood Police Officer's Murder Incompetent to Stand Trial

WISH-TV ANDERSON, Ind. — A Madison County judge has ruled again that the man accused of killing Elwood Police Ofc. Noah Shahnavaz is not competent to stand trial. Online court records show the filing was made in Madison Circuit Court 3 on Monday. Carl Boards II was arrested in July 2022 following a multicounty chase with police. News 8 previously reported that  Boards got out of his car during a traffic stop and fired at least three dozen rounds…

Boards found not competent to stand trial

A Madison County judge has determined that Carl Roy Webb Boards II is not competent to stand trial in the shooting death of Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz.

Suspect in shooting death of Elwood police officer ruled incompetent to stand trial

MADISON COUNTY, Ind. -- Carl Boards has been ruled incompetent to stand trial following the shooting death of Elwood Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz. According to court documents recently filed in Madison County, Andrew Hopper, a judge in Madison County, stated that Boards "presently lacks the ability to understand the proceedings and to assist in preparation [...]

Judge rules Elwood officer murder suspect incompetent for trial

MADISON COUNTY A Madison County judge has determined that the man accused of killing an Elwood police officer is currently incompetent to stand trial.The judge made the ruling Monday regarding Carl Boards II, whose death penalty trial was scheduled to begin in January 2026. The trial has now been moved to March 16, 2026 while Boards undergoes mental health treatment.Boards faces the death penalty for the fatal shooting of Officer Noah Shahnavaz …

Elwood Officer Murder Suspect Carl Boards II Deemed Incompetent for Trial, Death Penalty Proceedings Delayed to 2026

A judge ruled the suspect in the murder of Officer Noah Shahnavaz incompetent to stand trial, postponing the trial to 2026.

Judge Rules Suspect in Elwood Police Officer’s Murder Incompetent to Stand Trial

WISH-TV ANDERSON, Ind. — A Madison County judge has ruled again that the man accused of killing Elwood Police Ofc. Noah Shahnavaz is not competent to stand trial. Online court records show the filing was made in Madison Circuit Court 3 on Monday. Carl Boards II was arrested in July 2022 following a multicounty chase with police. News 8 previously reported that  Boards got out of his car during a traffic stop and fired at least three dozen rounds…