Medical technician found not competent to stand trial for murder of philanthropist in Potomac senior living facility

Next hearing scheduled in six months

May 15, 2026 11:12 a.m. | Updated: May 15, 2026 11:13 a.m.

Image of Maurquise James, 22, of Baltimore along with a screengrab from a security footage from the Cogir Senior Living Facility in Potomac. Photo credit: Elia Griffin

The former medical technician charged with the murder of a millionaire philanthropist in his Montgomery County, Maryland, senior living apartment has been found not competent to stand trial during a hearing Friday.

Maurquise James, 22, was indicted in April for first degree murder in the death of 87-year-old millionaire philanthropist Robert Fuller, Jr., who was found dead in his apartment at the Cogir Potomac Senior Living Facility, with a gunshot wound to the head, on Valentine’s Day.

During a competency hearing Friday, the Montgomery County Circuit Court judge agreed with the doctor from the Maryland Department of Health in concluding that James is not capable of assisting in his own defense.

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