NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Nassau County father charged with murdering three family members will remain in the care of the Department of Children and Families at the mental health hospital in Macclenny.
During a hearing Thursday, the judge determined Broyles is still not fit to stand trial for the murders of his wife and two of their adult children.
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Broyles was not in the courtroom.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case.
Last October, the Nassau County judge ruled Broyles was not competent to stand trial, because he had “had no rational understanding of the proceedings against him.”
Thursday’s hearing determined nothing had changed.
Another mental competency review will be held in October.
Prosecutors said Broyles shot and killed his wife and two of their children inside the family’s Callahan home in 2021.
Prior to last October’s hearing, Broyles underwent three mental competency evaluations. The court heard from several psychologists who examined Broyles, one of whom described Broyles’ bizarre behavior.
“He would defecate on himself, which was very unusual,” a psychologist said. “And he would sit on the side of his bed looking at the floor and maybe playing with his feet hours and hours at a time.”
After the killings, Broyles called 911 and laid down in the driveway, according to Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
When he was asked why he didn’t kill himself, his response was, “I was too scared to do that.”
A motive in this case has never been revealed, and the sheriff said there had never been any domestic issues reported at the home.
