LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — It's one of the most unusual cases Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has ever seen.

KSNV got his reaction to a murder case involving alleged acts of cannibalism in Las Vegas.

The suspect, Colin Czech, is now out of the hospital and due back in a local courtroom on Wednesday.

Wolfson has been involved in local courts for more than 40 years as a defense attorney and prosecutor, but this case is different. He said the competency of the defendant will no doubt be addressed.

"It is not uncommon for some of these cases to take years," Wolfson said.

Wolfson called it an ongoing investigation— a grisly murder at East Charleston Boulevard and 3rd Street.

Czech, 29, is accused of attacking a man and eating portions of his face. He was a no-show during a court hearing Monday afternoon, now rescheduled for Wednesday.

I would be shocked if there wasn't an effort by his lawyer to talk about whether he's sane or not, whether he's competent or not," Wolfson said.

He added the details from Czech's arrest report are like nothing he's read before.

It started at 4:44 a.m. Sunday morning in front of a 7-Eleven at Charleston and Las Vegas boulevards. An employee called 911 after a man tackled and punched a customer in the parking lot.

The caller also stated the suspect was banging his head on the concrete—screaming and yelling and pacing in front of the business.

Then, at 5:33 a.m., another call came in from the AM/PM just up the street. Witnesses reported a man fitting the same description at a bus stop eating the face of a male on the ground.

At 5:37 a.m., police arrived and took Czech, who is said to be homeless, into custody.

According to the report, there was biological matter in his hair, mouth, and on his clothing.

"I was shocked, very shocked," said James Burch, who lives nearby.

KSNV met Burch, Suzanne Saccento, and Scott Hanofee outside the 7-Eleven. All three once lived on the streets and said it's far more dangerous than most people realize.

"For the first time in my life, I was petrified, and I never thought anything like that would ever happen to me," Hanofee said.

"I stayed out on the streets for two months, then somebody set my tent on fire," Burch said.

"He's security, and I ask him to walk with me and my animal at night because I'm too afraid," Saccento added.

As for Czech, Wolfson said there is a process if the issue of competency is raised.

"First, there is an evaluation by a couple of doctors, and these doctors then submit reports to a judge, and the judge then makes a finding of whether that judge feels the person is competent or not. If the judge finds him competent, then we proceed," he stated.

But if he is found not competent, he would be sent to a state facility for treatment, and the case is temporarily put on hold.

As for the victim, he's identified as Kenneth Brown.

At this point, it is unclear if the two men even knew each other.

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