WALHALLA — Several hand-written letters sent this summer by double-murder suspect Jason Mark Carter from the Oconee County Detention Center to the Clerk of Court states he doesn’t want to be represented by a former 10th Circuit Public Defender.

Carter is charged with the 2006 shooting deaths of his 51-year-old mother, Debra Perkins, and his 57-year-old stepfather, Kevin Perkins. His trial has been put on hold as court-appointed experts debate whether Carter is mentally competent to stand trial.

A competency hearing held before Circuit Judge J. Cordell Maddox in Aug. 13 failed to resolve the debate.

Former Oconee County Public Defender Derek Enderlin represented Carter at the competency hearing, although Carter has written letters saying he doesn’t want to be represented by Enderlin.

In one such letter, Carter said Enderlin doesn’t have power of attorney to handle his “issues of estate, general affairs and well being.” He said any signatures obtained by Enderlin regarding his affairs to have been “illegally obtained” and declares it “identity theft.”

Enderlin did not asked to be relieved as Carter’s counsel during the competency hearing. The attorney, who went into private practice in Greenville, could not be reached for comment and has not responded to messages left by the Daily Journal/Messenger.

During the court hearing, Dr. Richard Frierson said he could not render an opinion on Carter’s competency without further evaluation.

Another psychiatrist, Dr. Donna Schwartz, testified it was her opinion that Carter was not competent to stand trial at this time but thinks that with medication he would be able.

The Solicitor’s Office asked the court to order that Carter be medicated under Dr. Schwartz’s instructions so a trial could proceed.

Maddox took the recommendation under advisement.