MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A Skagit County man facing assault charges was involuntarily committed to a state hospital.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that Esteban Joel Flores was found incompetent to stand trial and committed to Western State Hospital.
Flores was charged in February with one count of third-degree assault resulting in substantial bodily harm and one count of third-degree assault of a health care worker.
Authorities say Flores became violent in the mental health ward of Skagit Valley Hospital.
A judge ordered an evaluation and officials determined he was a likely danger to the community if released.