Routt County Judge Erin Wilson relayed the results of a competency evaluation to Daniel Domin on Wednesday, telling the 38-year-old that the court has found him competent to proceed to trial in all four of the cases brought against him.

The decision was short-lived, however, after Domin’s attorney, Colorado Senior Public Defender Abby Kurtz-Phelan, requested a second evaluation be performed within a required seven-day timeline.

Domin, who appeared virtually in court Wednesday from the Routt County Detention Center, is facing charges in four different cases. The first relates to a Dec. 22 arrest after he was charged with felony arson for allegedly setting his neighbor’s car on fire.

A week later, after he paid a $25,000 bond, Domin was released from jail and subsequently violated a protection order when he contacted his neighbor.

Another case stems from a standoff with Steamboat Springs police on New Year’s Eve that ended with tactical officers using smoke munitions and a percussion grenade to storm his apartment.

A fourth case stems from allegations Domin violated the terms of his probation in connection to a plea deal linked to a stalking case settled in February 2023.

Wilson initially ordered Domin to undergo a competency evaluation at the end of January in response to a sealed motion filed by Kurtz-Phelan. He will appear in court again March 28.

Under Colorado law, court proceedings are suspended until the legal question of whether an individual is able to “function meaningfully and knowingly in a legal proceeding,” according to the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health.

Once the issue of competency is raised, the state’s Office of Behavioral Health conducts the evaluation before providing an opinion to the court.

If either the court or legal counsel for either the defense or prosecution disagree with the evaluator’s opinion, a second opinion is completed by an evaluator hired by the court who is external to the Colorado Department of Human Services.

If an individual is found incompetent, the court may order restoration treatment services in either an inpatient hospital, jail-based or community setting to receive restoration treatment services.

The goal of the treatment is to “restore individuals to competency in the least restrict setting and in a timely manner,” according to the state’s behavioral health office.