Satterfield competency trial under way

The competency trial of alleged killer Robert Allen Satterfield got under way Tuesday, one day after prospective jurors gathered in the 329th District Court. With 350 summons issued, the court was expecting about 80 to appear Monday as the defense team argued that Wharton County residents would be incapable of providing their client with a fair trial. Satterfield stands accused of the June 13th, 2018, murders of Ray Shawn Hudson Sr. Maya Victoria Rivera and their five-year-old son Ray Shawn Hudson Jr., all of Angleton. No motive for the crime has been released. Satterfield faces a possible death sentence if convicted.