Committal hearing continued for East Boston woman accused of stabbing EMT

A neighborhood union representing Boston emergency medical companies personnel should wait just a little longer to study the destiny of a girl accused of almost killing one in every of their very own.

Julie Tejeda, of East Boston, was involuntarily dedicated to a correctional unit of a neighborhood hospital after being discovered incompetent to face trial for assault to homicide, two counts of assault and battery with a lethal weapon, and assault and battery on a public worker for allegedly attacking EMT Elaina McAlister — and pepper spraying EMT Robert Lord — behind an ambulance in 2019.

Tejeda appeared just about Wednesday morning in Suffolk Superior Court from the correctional unit of Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain, the place she has been involuntarily dedicated and held with out bail. Prosecutors had been contemplating releasing her from involuntary dedication, however the listening to was continued till April 3.

“Ms. Tejeda poses a substantial risk to every resident of the Commonwealth and we implore that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office move to have her remanded to involuntary committal if she is unable to stand trial for her premeditated attempt to murder our beloved coworker,” Matthew Anderson, president of the Boston Emergency Medical Services division of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association union, stated within the assertion.

“EMT McAlister nearly lost her life during this senseless act of violence, her children almost lost their mother, and a career was cut short. Justice has not been served,” he continued.

On July 10, 2019, the EMTs picked up Tejeda in East Boston for a wellness analysis. Prosecutors stated on the time that, at round 4 p.m., Tejeda grew to become agitated and sprayed McAlister, who was within the again together with her, within the face earlier than subsequently stabbing her seven occasions — a transfer that required emergency surgical procedure and induced her “ongoing discomfort and difficulty walking,” in response to the prosecutor’s assertion of the case.

McAlister cried out for assist and Lord, who was driving, pulled over close to Boston Municipal Court — the place Tejeda would the subsequent day make an preliminary look on the fees and be ordered for a psych analysis, in response to earlier Herald reporting — and tried to assist however was additionally allegedly sprayed down.