Judge rules Iron River man competent to stand trial in double homicide

An Iron River man accused of killing his parents in December has been found competent for the case to proceed.
Bayfield County Circuit Court Judge John Anderson ruled that 44-year-old Jimmy Crain understands the proceedings against him and is competent to participate in his own defense at a status conference Tuesday.
Charges against Crain include two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, which carries a life sentence if he is convicted. Authorities say Crain killed his parents, 79-year-old Jim Crain and 76-year-old Eunice “Crickett” Crain, who were found stabbed to death in their apartment on Dec. 7.
Crain is being held at the Bayfield County Jail on $1 million bail.
Preliminary hearings in the case have been scheduled for April 25 and May 12.