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Kimball man found not competent to stand trial

By RICHARD JENKINS

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HURLEY — The Kimball man accused of making threats around the area in a pair of Iron County cases was found not competent to stand trial in an Iron County courtroom Thursday.

Price County Judge Kevin Klein ruled Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 82, not competent based on a report from the Wisconsin Forensic Unit, suspending the two criminal cases that were the subject of Thursday’s hearing.

“The doctor opines that based upon the current evaluation … the defendant, Robert Gollubske, is presently rendered to lack substantial mental capacity to factual...