EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — After a mental exam, a defendant who stabbed two lawyers in court with pencils has been found competent for his murder trial in Everett.
A Snohomish County Superior Court judge signed an order Tuesday for the trial of Joshua Monson to go forward.
The 27-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 30-year-old Brian Jones last January in an Everett apartment while he was talking on a cell phone. Monson also is facing a drug charge.
The Daily Herald reports Monson made Tuesday’s court appearance from jail with his hands shackled at his waist. He wasn’t allowed to use a pen or pencil.
