The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports the defense attorney for 58-year-old Kim Smith of Eddyville says she has retrograde amnesia and can't remember the time when she is accused of stealing from the village. Earlier this month a Pope County judge ordered Smith to the Illinois Department of Human Services for treatment. Smith's defense attorney says she isn't fit to go to trial.
A hearing is scheduled May 5 to determine if Smith could attain mental fitness for trial within a year if she's given treatment.
Smith faces six felony counts of theft, official misconduct and forgery. Authorities say she stole between $10,000 and $100,000 from Eddyville between June 2013 and Feb. 25, 2016.
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