A stabbing defendant was granted a mental health screening and placed on medical alert by DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover during an Aug. 4 hearing.
Devyn Cyphers, 27, faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon for her alleged involvement in a July 31 stabbing on the 300 block of Maryland Avenue, NE. One individual was injured in the neck during the incident.
Court documents state Cyphers told police during an interview on the day of the incident that she thought she was experiencing a mental health episode, since she did not recall the attack.
At the hearing, defense attorney Elliott Queen requested a forensic evaluation to determine Cyphers’ mental condition. Queen called it a “dire situation” because Cyphers had been placed on suicide watch the previous night.
Cyphers’ mother, who traveled from Texas, was present in court.
The next hearing in this case is slated for Aug. 8.
