Watkins Man Murder Case on Hold for Mental Evaluation

BUFFALO (WJON News) — A Watkins man’s murder case is paused until another review hearing can be held in March.

WJON reports a Wright County judge ordered 40-year-old David Bruce Delong to undergo a mental competency examination to determine whether he is mentally fit to aid in his defense.

Delong is charged with 1st-degree premeditated murder and 2nd-degree intentional murder in the bludgeoning death of co-worker Amber Czech of Hutchinson.

Authorities were called to Advanced Process Technologies in Cokato on the morning of November 11th and say Czech was found at her workstation with significant head trauma and died at the scene.

According to the charges, Delong allegedly told authorities that he didn’t like Czech, had been planning to kill her for some time, and confessed to her murder.