ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thomas Mosley, the 21-year-old man charged with killing a woman and their 2-year-old son, has been declared unfit to stand trial now.
A judge ruled Mosley was incompetent for trial after reviewing mental evaluations from two court-appointed doctors. Per their recommendation, Mosley will be transferred to the state psychiatric hospital in Chattahoochee. His case will be reevaluated in April 2024.
Mosley was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after his 2-year-old son Taylen's body was found inside the jaws of an alligator in Lake Maggiore. The boy's mother, 20-year-old Pashun Jeffrey, was found dead 13 miles away.
The bodies were found on Thursday, March 30. Investigators said Jeffrey had over 100 wounds on her body, and a cleaning bottle with a bloody fingerprint which was later identified as Mosley's was found under a bed.
Taylen's body was intact when investigators found it in the alligator's mouth, and the county medical examiner determined that the 2-year-old had died from drowning. Documents from the investigation placed Mosley around Lake Maggiore earlier that night, around 8:30 p.m., before he went to his mother's house nearby.
Mosley pleaded not guilty to the charges in May. Prosecutors sought the death penalty for Mosley if convicted.
According to information from Nolo, a legal resources publisher, a criminal defendant not being found competent to stand trial is a common occurrence. The procedure is a part of due process, which is used to make sure the defendant can work with the defense in his case.
Mosley's next evaluation in court will be held April 22, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.