Judge Orders Psychiatric Evaluation for Gary Simpson, Carlie Trent’s Uncle and Accused Kidnapper

Gary Simpson, the Rogersville, Tennessee, man accused of kidnapping his 9-year-old niece Carlie Trent, and sparked an eight-day-long national search effort, has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by a judge.

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Judge Orders Psychiatric Evaluation for Gary Simpson, Carlie Trent’s Uncle and Accused Kidnapper — (Tennesse Bureau of Investigations photo)

By Andrew Simontacchi

5/23/2016

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5/23/2016

Simpson and Trent were located near Clinch Valley on May 13 after four men spent the day searching a remote farm for them.

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While Simpson was being held on $1 million bond, Trent returned to her normal class schedule on May 16, just three days after she was found—two of which she spent under the care of Johnson City Medical Center.

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