New competency law could be applied to 2020 machete attack case Thu, July 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — At a hearing in Adams County Wednesday, District Judge Brett Martin ruled that Colorado's new competency law could be applied to the case of a man accused of a machete attack in 2020. The suspect, Lonny McNair, is accused of brutally killing Bonnie Skinner with a machete and injuring four other people.