Kristen Kuhns, left, stands with defense attorney Alexander Keane before Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew D. Logan on Tuesday. Keane was filling in for Kuhn’s attorney, Carlo A. Ciccone. (Photo by Chris McBride)
WARREN – A Trumbull County judge granted a request to reinstate a pretrial hearing for a Salem woman accused of assaulting a behavioral health worker in Liberty after her attorney entered a not guilty plea by reason of insanity
Representing Kristen Kuhns’ attorney, Carlo A. Ciccone, the request was made by attorney Alexander Keane, who entered the petition before Judge Andrew D. Logan. The judge agreed to allow time to review the newly filed motion.
As he appeared in court Tuesday, Kuhns faces charges of second-degree assault, a felony, in an episode that left a behavioral health worker needing surgery for injuries sustained in the December assault of 2022.
A police report states that Kuhns was upset about being admitted to Generations Behavioral Health’s adult diagnostic unit on Colonial Drive. He is accused of sweeping the victim’s right leg and then stepping on his right knee, which broke his shin just below the knee.
The 52-year-old employee of the facility was taken to an area hospital where he underwent surgery. Girard Municipal Court later issued a warrant for Kuhns’ arrest, charging her with felonious assault.
His next court appearance will be before Logan on May 16.
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