Hearing Delayed for Teacher Stabbing Suspect

AUSTIN (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has ordered a juvenile court to delay a hearing on whether a teenager accused in the 2009 fatal stabbing of his teacher in a Tyler classroom should be tried as an adult. The state’s highest civil court ruled Friday that a mental health evaluation should be completed before the 17-year-old suspect has a hearing that could move his case to adult court. The suspect, who remains in custody, was 16 when authorities say he attacked special education teacher Todd Henry at John Tyler High School in Tyler. A defense attorney’s request for a writ of mandamus was denied by an appeals court. The state’s high court said it would issue a writ only if the juvenile court failed to comply with Friday’s order.