Assault with a Dead Weapon

This just in from the Mesa County Sentinel. It reads like the classic joke we've all heard a thousand times...

A case against a 91-year-old man accused of rape threats is on hold so he can undergo a competency exam.

Ralph Ridenour, who is accused of threatening to rape a nurse during an October incident at a Palisade nursing home, might not understand the criminal proceedings he faces, Colorado Public Defender Steve Colvin said Wednesday.

Mesa County District Court Judge Brian Flynn granted the defense request.

Ridenour was excused from appearing in court Wednesday and will return to court Feb. 20. He is charged with attempted sexual assault through the use of force, attempted sexual contact through the use of force and false imprisonment.

'Nuff said?