Man Found Competent to Stand Trial in Fatal Metro Train Stabbing
Published on September 12, 2024
LOS ANGELES—A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman on a Metro train in the Studio City area has been found mentally competent to stand trial. Elliott Tramel Nowden—who appeared Wednesday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom—is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 17 on one count each of murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the attack that occurred around 5 a.m. April 22 on the train between North Hollywood and Universal City. The murder charge includes a special circumstance allegation of murder during a robbery. Nowden could face a potential life prison sentence without the possibility of parole if he is convicted as charged, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office....