Xin Tong, who was charged with possessing chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine in an incident at Wells Hall in April, was found incompetent to stand trial at the 54-B District Court on Friday.

Tong, 31, faces felony criminal charges for malicious destruction of a building over $20,000 and operating or maintaining a lab involving methamphetamine.

Judge Molly Hennessy Greenwalt determined on June 5 that Tong should be given a competency exam after a request from Tong’s attorney, Zhu Shen.

Shen said at the June hearing that he met with Tong at the Ingham County Jail on three separate occasions and requested that Tong be given a competency exam based on his observations.

“He has difficulty talking with me and he has difficulty understanding what we’re saying. And lastly, he often talks about his research projects and scientific ideas for his research and for his case,” Shen said. “So that’s led me to have a qualified concern about his competence to stand trial.”

Judge Lisa Babcock stood in for Judge Hennessy Greenwalt at the hearing on Friday. Babcock said that although the competency report found that Tong was incompetent to stand trial, he is “likely to attain competence.”

Ingham County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Randall Behrmann and Shen agreed with the results. They told Babcock that they found Tong unfit to stand trial but potentially restorable, allowing him to be referred back to treatment at a center for forensic psychiatry.

Tong’s competency review hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13 with Judge Hennessy Greenwalt.

MSU Department of Police and Public Safety officers responded to a trespassing complaint and made contact with Tong on the fifth floor of Wells Hall on April 26.

Police found multiple bags containing substances involved in the manufacturing of methamphetamine, which Tong was carrying when they arrived at the scene. Court documents also state Tong was carrying an expired student ID when confronted.