It will be another 60 days before a 4th Judicial District court determines if a man charged in the shooting death of an Army police officer is competent to proceed in his case.

Judge Erin Sokol granted a request Wednesday to have the defendant, Cameron Burton, undergo a third and final mental health evaluation before he enters a plea. Burton’s first evaluation deemed him competent, but the defense raised concerns about whether the defendant’s noncompliance during his first two evaluations was due to an undetermined mental health issue.

Sokol said allowing a third examination was unusual, but she wanted to avoid moving forward with someone who wasn’t competent, though she did say she thought Burton likely was.

Deputy District Attorney Shelby Crow pointed to Burton’s first exam as evidence that he was faking incompetence.

“I think this is him deciding that he does not want to participate rather than being unable to,” she said.

But defense attorney William Patrick disagreed, noting that Burton appeared in court Wednesday handcuffed to a wheelchair and without shoes.

“If you are not compliant, you will be found competent,” Sokol told Burton.

Burton, 33, is accused of shooting and killing Yetzabel Quinones, a former U.S. Army sergeant who served as a military police officer, Army records show. She was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, each for a year.

During her service, from April 2008 to October 2015, she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal three times and the Meritorious Unit Commendation twice.

Quinones, 38, was found inside her apartment in the Stratmoor Hills area on Oct. 31, 2025. Burton was arrested Nov. 11, 2025.

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigators tied Burton to the crime through surveillance footage and friends of Quinones, who told detectives that she had a suspicious neighbor whom she caught messing with her doorbell camera before the shooting.

Investigators believe Burton tried to hide evidence, documenting in his arrest affidavit a “strong odor” of cleaning agents inside Quinones’ apartment and burned clothing found inside a trash can they believed was worn during the killing.

Burton is being held at the El Paso County jail on a no-bond hold, records show.

He faces several charges, including first-degree murder, burglary and tampering with evidence.