LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge ordered a mental health evaluation Monday for a man accused of stabbing eight people, two of them fatally, on the Strip.
Yoni Barrios, 32, has been charged with two counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder in connection with the unprovoked attack Oct. 6 outside the Wynn Las Vegas, on the 3100 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South.
During a court hearing Monday, Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia transferred Barrios’ case to District Court so that he can be evaluated by a state psychiatrist, who will determine if he is competent to face the charges. Barrios did not appear in court Monday because he refused to be transported from the Clark County Detention Center.
