Judge orders mental evaluation of man charged in Olathe woman’s stabbing
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- Judge orders competency evaluation for 27-year-old charged with attempted murder.
- Evaluation to be conducted in county jail; court proceedings paused pending report.
- Olathe community flocks to show support for music teacher stabbed at park.
A man charged with attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of an Olathe woman last week will undergo a mental evaluation to determine if he is fit to stand trial, court records show.
Kwan Noble Trezvant, 27, has been charged with first-degree attempted murder in connection with the March 19 stabbing of Jamie Trumpp at Two Trails Park in Olathe. In an order Thursday, a judge said the court finds “there is reason to believe that (Trezvant) is incompetent to stand trial in this matter and unable to aid in his defense.”
Trezvant appeared in court for the second time in the case Thursday, one week after he is alleged to have stabbed Jamie Trumpp in the neck at Two Trails Park. At the hearing, Johnson County District Court Judge Christina Dunn Gyllenborg ordered the mental evaluation and suspended court proceedings until its completed.
Trezvant’s lawyer initially entered the motion for a competency evaluation Monday, court records show.
The Johnson County Mental Health Center will conduct Trezvant’s evaluation in the Johnson County Jail. A report will be provided to the court determining if he is fit for trial or if further evaluation should be conducted at a state institution, according to the order.
Midday stabbing of Olathe mom
Officers responded around noon March 19 to the 1000 block of North Rideview Road, according to Sgt. John Moncayo, a police spokesman. Callers reported that a man wearing all black clothing, boots, a trench coat, a hat and a backpack had just stabbed a woman at the park and was seen running from the scene toward Ridgeview Road.
Witnesses described the attack as a random act of violence that disrupted an otherwise ordinary, warm spring day at a park residents find safe.
A police probable cause affidavit released by the court this week contained witness interviews conducted by Olathe police. According to the affidavit, several people told officers they saw a man acting strange, agitated and aggressive in the park before the stabbing.
At the scene, officers found Trumpp sitting on the ground and bleeding from her neck as people surrounded her near a picnic table pavilion, according to court records.
She was taken to a hospital where she received internal and external stitches for a 5-inch wide, 1/2-inch deep cut. Police said she is expected to survive the attack.
Trezvant’s interview with police
Officers found Trezvant sitting in a lawn chair in a backyard of a home near the area, and he was taken into custody. While being arrested, he allegedly said to officers, “She kept fu----- with me, I had no choice,” according to court documents.
After he was brought to an interview room at the police department, officers allegedly observed Trezvant appearing to talk to people who were not in the room.
“He continued to make utterances about the incident and claiming that ‘you made me stab her,’ it’s the ‘police department’s fault’ that ‘I stabbed her,’” an officer said in the probable cause statement.
During his interview with police, Trezvant allegedly admitted to stabbing Trumpp in the neck because Trumpp would not stop “fu----- with him,” according to court documents.
Since the stabbing, the Olathe community has flocked to show their support to Trumpp and her family. A Meal Train fundraiser was organized to help support her recovery costs, including medical expenses.
The fundraiser page says Trumpp, a music teacher at Indian Trail Middle School, was enjoying a day at the park with her three children and other family when the attack happened.
“Jamie is a loving wife, mother and friend to many,” the fundraiser page says. “We are beyond grateful that Jamie survived this attack.”
