Fall River armed robbery suspect has second competency hearing pushed back

A man facing multiple charges concerning an alleged Fall River robbery has had a second hearing on competency to stand trial in Fall River Superior Court pushed back.

According to a previous statement by Fall River Police, FRPD Patrol Bureau Officers along with members of the Fall River Police Department’s Community Action & Suppression Team, responded to a call regarding an armed robbery at 1501 Pleasant Street (Discount Food Mart) in February.

The suspect was described as a black male wearing black pants and a black jacket and being in possession of a knife. While traveling on Pleasant Street, responding to the call, Detective Corey Dolan observed a male fitting the updated description, dressed in a black jacket and ski mask, walking quickly and behaving suspiciously.

As police sirens sounded, the man fled the scene, prompting a foot pursuit by the officers. Pursuing officers identified themselves multiple times and gave orders for the man to stop, all to no avail.

The suspect continued running through the North Rocliffe Apartment complex, where he was eventually located lying on the ground by Officer Kwin Silva and Detective Dolan. The suspect was detained without further incident, and a crumpled pile of money was found on the ground beside him.

The suspect, later identified as 21-year-old Tyrese Ray, was arrested for armed robbery and vandalizing property (3 counts).

In May, Ray pled not guilty and was released on $500 cash bail.

According to court records, on September 10th, the court admonished Ray in open court over a pre-trial release violation.

Ray had a second hearing on competency scheduled for November 24th but was pushed back to Monday as the doctor requested additional time to complete the evaluation report. The hearing was pushed back again on Monday to March 6th to allow the parties to review the report.