A man accused of threatening and attacking a 10-year-old girl near a Grass Valley Park earlier this fall has passed a mental fitness test. Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell says following the arraignment for 45-year-old Christian Stevens, a psychiatric evaulation was ordered by the judge…

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That hearing is tentatively scheduled for November 17th. Newell says he wasn’t sure exactly why Stevens’ attorney raised the mental health concerns…

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Newell says Stevens had made some strange statements at the arraignment. Police say the girl was able to fend off Stevens with her trumpet case after he had grabbed her by the neck on a trail leading to Condon Park in September. During a search, officers say they found a hammer concealed in Stevens’ hooded sweatshirt in a way where he could easily reach over his shoulder and grab it. They say they also found a knif