Mental exam set for Wisconsin man accused of shooting Amtrak conductor

Associated Press

WHEATON, Ill. - A suburban Chicago judge has ordered a mental fitness evaluation for a Wisconsin man charged with shooting and seriously injuring an Amtrak conductor.

This undated photo provided by the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office shows Edward Klein. Klein, A retired federal law enforcement officer was charged in the May 16, 2017 shooting of an Amtrak train conductor in Naperville, Ill.

The public defender for 79-year-old Edward Klein told a DuPage County judge Thursday that she has “bona fide doubt” of the West Allis man’s mental fitness.

Klein is held on $1.5 million bail and charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery. Officials say he shot the conductor May 16 because he wasn’t allowed to disembark early at a suburban Chicago stop.

The judge ordered the examination Klein said “do what you have to do, sir.”

The judge set a June 28 court date in hopes of having a report from the doctor who will evaluate Klein.