JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A preliminary examination has been scheduled for a Jackson man accused in the beheading of his neighbor.

Defense attorney Jerry Engle says Jackson District Judge R. Darryl Mazur agreed Friday with a state psychiatric report that Leo Kwaske is competent to face court proceedings in the death of 59-year-old Shirley Meeks.

The preliminary examination will be held March 2.

Kwaske was charged last year with felony murder, mutilation of a dead body and first-degree home invasion. Meeks' body was found Oct. 15 in her Jackson apartment, about 70 miles west of Detroit. Her head also was found.

Kwaske was ordered to undergo a mental health examination. Records show he has a history of mental illness.

Engle says the Center for Forensic Psychiatry has "done a nice job" in treating Kwaske.