A farmer who is accused of murdering a jogger, 25, before raping and dumping her body has been declared fit to stand trial after undergoing a mental forensic examination. Quake Lewellyn, 28, could face the death penalty if he is convicted of the charges against him, which include capital murder, kidnapping, rape and abuse of corpse. Jogger Sydney Sutherland's body was found dumped in Newport in rural Arkansas in late September last year after she went missing on August 19. Lewellyn underwent a mental forensic exam in early January after a court ordered the review. Licensed forensic psychologist Lacey Willett found the 28-year-old is fit to stand trial, Fox 16 reported. 'It is my opinion that at the time of the alleged conduct, Mr. Lewellyn did not manifest symptoms of a mental disease or mental defect,' Willett wrote in her report. The report added that Lewellyn indicated that he has no history of mental health treatment. Lewellyn told police he plowed down Sutherland with his truck while she was out running on the Jackson County Road 41 South on August 19, according to court documents obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in October.He then allegedly admitted to loading Sutherland's body onto his truck and driving her to a deserted field. Police said Lewellyn then raped Sutherland and buried her body. The suspect has since pleaded not guilty to capital murder, kidnapping, rape and abuse of a corpse.Maggy Sutherland, the jogger's 55-year-old mother, told The Sun: 'Everyone is still in shock, it just does not seem real. It's like we are living a nightmare, not just the family but also the community.' She added: 'As a family, we are living day to day and trying to get through this tragedy. We are grieving the best way we know how. There isn't a day that goes by that we don't think of her and miss her pretty smile.'Nicknamed 'Sassy,' Maggy described her daughter as being a very 'beautiful, caring and loving person.' She added that the pair were 'best friends.' Maggy feels Lewellyn is deserving of the death penalty and hopes he gets that sentence during his trial next year. 'I don't know what he got out of that because he took a beautiful life, a young woman who had a bright future,' the heartbroken mother asserted. 'He was very cruel to do what he did and the way that he did it. 'To me, he deserves the death penalty, he is a monster, an evil monster. She did not deserve any of that.'Maggy shared that she frequents the various areas where her daughter was last seen and where Sydney's body was found, just days after she was reported missing. She said: 'I still go to where it was at, I've walked it, I've done every step she's taken, to try and see what happened. He will never tell the truth.' Sydney's mom, a receptionist at a local dental office, shared that the family had just returned from a trip to Destin, Florida, when the jogger went missing. 'We'd had a great trip, and she loved the beach. Everything was just right that day,' Maggy s
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