( CNN ) -- A 30-year-old father who police say decapitated his 7-year-old disabled son is unfit for trial , a Lafourche Parish , Louisiana , judge ruled Tuesday . Jeremiah Lee Wright is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jori Lirette . The second-grade boy was killed on August 14 in the town of Thibodaux . The killing was an act horrific enough to shock the community and grab national attention . Police have said Wright confessed that he decapitated the boy . District Judge John E. LeBlanc found Wright `` was not competent to stand trial , '' Court Clerk Pam Cheriamie said . `` Two psychiatrists appointed by the court to examine Wright were subpoenaed to testify , '' she said . But Wright 's defense attorney , Kerry Cuccia , said the psychiatrists did n't testify , but their reports were submitted . Cuccia said he could not say why his client was found not fit to stand trial . `` The judge sealed the records with specifics on the mental evaluation , '' he said . But he added , `` The judge announced my client lacks the mental capacity to proceed and stand trial . This means he has to appropriately understand the nature of the proceedings before him and be able to assist his lawyer with his own defense . '' He said Wright was sent to a state mental health facility in Jackson for further evaluation . A status hearing was scheduled for January 31 `` to see if he 's been rehabilitated and ( is ) competent enough for trial , '' Cheriamie said . Thibodaux police were called to Wright 's house on August 14 by a person who said a severed head was sitting on the side of a city street . Investigators found a white garbage bag nearby with the child 's body inside , police said . `` The child had cerebral palsy and was bound to a wheelchair ( and also had ) additional disabilities , '' Thibodaux Police Chief Scott Silverii said in August . `` He also required a feeding tube and he was n't able to speak verbally . '' The chief said Wright confessed he decapitated the child . Investigators recovered a hacksaw that they believe was the murder weapon . `` During the interview , Wright said he was taking care of ( the child ) for so many years and he just started to look at him as no longer his son , just an inanimate object , '' Silverii said . `` He and the child 's mother had some issues . And he purposely put the child 's head in a position for her to see it . ''
Police say Jeremiah Lee Wright confessed that he beheaded his son . The boy was found dead in a bathtub at the family's home on Monday morning. A hearing is set for January 31 to see if his status has changed .