Overview

• A Baltimore County judge denied bail for Anthony Lechner, 55, during a Towson hearing on Tuesday.
• Lechner’s attorney requested a competency evaluation, telling the court he gave his deceased wife's name and phone number when asked for his own information.
• He is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Kimberly Lechner, 56, who police said was found stabbed multiple times in an upstairs hallway of their Monkton home.
• Charging documents state Kimberly’s brother reported seeing Lechner on top of her actively stabbing, then used a bust to strike him and take the weapon before calling 911.
• Police wrote that Lechner had blood on him and cuts to his wrist and thigh, asked officers what happened, later said he had no recollection during an interview, and requested counsel; the court will await the competency evaluation for next steps.