Criminal proceedings were suspended this morning against a man accused of slashing a woman in a Petaluma assisted living facility with a pruning saw Tuesday.
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Rene Chouteau ordered an exam to determine whether 53-year-old David J. Cooper is mentally competent to stand trial for assault. A hearing on the report is scheduled for Feb. 16.
Cooper has been living in Sunrise Assisted Living in Petaluma since December because he lacks the capacity to take care of himself and has been placed under conservatorship, according to attorney Bill Adams of the Sonoma County Counsel's office. He is entitled to live in the least restrictive facility available, Adams said.
Petaluma police said Cooper allegedly assaulted a female resident and an employee of the facility.
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