By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH

A psychiatrist who examined a Mississippi man accused of ramming his vehicle into the front gate of actress Jennifer Aniston’s Bel Air home has determined he is mentally incompetent to stand trial, but a second psychiatrist was appointed Thursday after the man’s attorney said his client wanted another evaluation.

Deputy Public Defender Robert Krauss told Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi that Dr. Phani Tumu is of the opinion that Jimmy Wayne Carwyle is “currently incompetent to stand trial,” but said that the 48-year-old defendant was asking for a “second opinion.”

The judge appointed a second psychiatrist, Dr. Kory Knapke, to examine Carwyle, who is due back at the Hollywood courthouse for another hearing next Thursday.

Carwyle — who appeared briefly in the Hollywood courtroom — is charged with one felony count each of stalking and vandalism, along with an aggravating circumstance of the threat of great bodily harm.

At a May 8 hearing, Deputy Public Defender Toral Malik entered a not guilty plea on behalf of her client, but questioned his mental competency.

Judge Keith L. Schwartz suspended criminal proceedings against Carwyle pending a mental competency evaluation and ordered him “not to have any contact with Jennifer Aniston” and to “stay 100 yards away from her residence.”

Carwyle was arrested May 5 by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s West Los Angeles station after private security guards helped detain him outside Aniston’s home in the 900 block of Airole Way.

Prosecutors said he crashed into the front gate of the home, “causing substantial damage.”

Carwyle has allegedly been harassing Aniston since March 2023 by “sending her unwanted social media, voicemail and email messages,” according to the District Attorney’s Office.

Carwyle allegedly made multiple social media posts referencing the actress, with some of them referring to her as his wife.

“Stalking is a crime that can quickly escalate from harassment to dangerous, violent actions, threatening the safety of victims and our communities,” District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement. “My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting those who stalk and terrorize others, ensuring they are held accountable.”

Carwyle has remained behind bars since his arrest.

He faces up to three years in prison if he is convicted as charged, according to prosecutors.