Judge Molly Hennessy Greenwalt determined on June 5 that Tong should be given a competency exam after a request from Tong’s attorney, Zhu Shen.

Shen said at the June hearing that he met with Tong at the Ingham County Jail on three separate occasions and requested that Tong be given a competency exam based on his observations.

“He has difficulty talking with me and he has difficulty understanding what we’re saying. And lastly, he often talks about his research projects and scientific ideas for his research and for his case,” Shen said. “So that’s led me to have a qualified concern about his competence to stand trial.”

Judge Lisa Babcock stood in for Judge Hennessy Greenwalt at the hearing on Friday. Babcock said that although the competency report found that Tong was incompetent to stand trial, he is “likely to attain competence.”

Ingham County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Randall Behrmann and Shen agreed with the results. They told Babcock that they found Tong unfit to stand trial but potentially restorable, allowing him to be referred back to treatment at a center for forensic psychiatry.

Tong’s competency review hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13 with Judge Hennessy Greenwalt.

MSU Department of Police and Public Safety officers responded to a trespassing complaint and made contact with Tong on the fifth floor of Wells Hall on April 26.

Police found multiple bags containing substances involved in the manufacturing of methamphetamine, which Tong was carrying when they arrived at the scene. Court documents also state Tong was carrying an expired student ID when confronted.

That week, police also responded to reports of property damage inside Wells Hall, which was “directly related to alleged criminal activity,” according to a campus-wide email sent by DPPS Chief Mike Yankowski.

Tong was arraigned on April 29 and is being held at the Ingham County Jail on a $500,000 cash or surety bond. According to Ingham County Jail Records, the Department of Homeland Security has placed a hold on Tong’s bond.