First-degree murder suspect Gad Black, accused of fatally running down Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Caleb Eisworth almost a year ago, was found unfit to stand trial Thursday.

A sanity commission’s report overturned a December 2025 ruling that the 42-year-old Black was competent for trial.

An April 13 in-court outburst from Black allowed his attorneys to again question his sanity, with Black speaking erratically and requesting to represent himself. His statements were stricken from the record through a joint motion by both prosecutors and his attorneys.

Attorneys have maintained that Black has mental illness diagnoses and that a defendant’s competency status can change over time.

The day after the April outburst, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore filed a motion indicating his office would seek the death penalty for Black.

Eisworth was on Joor Road, on his way to an escort assignment, when he was run over on June 16. Black drove behind Eisworth’s motorcycle a short distance before intentionally ramming him, authorities say.

A Facebook account believed by police to be associated with Black posted “Check Him Out On Joor Rd. Stretched One” minutes after the crash.

Eisworth was critically injured and spent eight grueling weeks in a hospital before he died from his injuries on Aug. 10.

Black was diagnosed with mental illness and committed to a mental institution in the past, according to testimony in his prior hearings. His legal representatives have indicated he wasn’t taking his prescribed mental health medications around the time of the fatal ramming of Eisworth’s motorcycle.