Posted on 05/18/2011 12:33:49 AM PDT by Daffynition
EVERETT -- An inmate at the Snohomish County Jail who allegedly stabbed his lawyer in the neck with a pencil earlier this week reportedly did the same thing again Friday.
Joshua Monson, 27, was in court for a motion Friday to stay action in his criminal cases so he can receive a mental health evaluation at Western State Hospital.
On Monday, Monson allegedly stabbed defense attorney Tom Cox. On Friday, he was in a hearing being conducted at the jail with the judge participating by video link, as reported by The Herald's news partner, KIRO-7.
That's when Monson's new attorney, Gurjit Pandher, was attacked.
Contacted after the hearing, Pandher declined to talk about what happened.
Pandher was not seriously hurt, Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said. He was checked over by a nurse and continued with his workday.
Monson is facing a murder trial after he was accused of shooting a man in the head in a south Everett apartment in January. Witnesses told detectives that Monson and the victim, Brian Jones, were rivals because of their mutual interest in Jones' girlfriend.
Monson allegedly stabbed Cox during jury selection for a 2010 drug case. He was assigned a new lawyer Thursday.
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