Boston Woman Accused Of Stabbing EMT Found Not Competent To Stand Trial

An East Boston woman accused of stabbing an EMT several times is not competent to stand trial, a Boston Municipal Court judge ruled Friday.

Julie Tejeda, 31, faces several charges, including assault with intent to murder, in connection to the July 10 incident. Prosecutors said Tejeda became belligerent while inside an ambulance on its way to Massachusetts General Hospital. She reportedly stabbed a female EMT and used pepper spray on the driver.

The EMT who was stabbed is expected to recover, according to Boston EMS.

A judge at the arraignment ordered Tejeda held without bail. She will remain in state custody after Friday's decision.

More than 100 uniformed Boston EMTs lined the walls of Boston Municipal Court on July 11, when Tejeda was arraigned.

"Unfortunately this is a situation our EMTs are faced with daily," Michael MacNeil, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association's EMS division, said at the time. "And this horrific attack on two of our members last night, it's a culmination of things that have been going on over the past few years. They're all here to show their support."

Tejeda is scheduled to appear in court again on March 4, 2020.