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Chelan Standoff Ends After Pepper Balls Used on Screaming Man with 2 Samurai Swords

On Wednesday, Michael Paulsen appeared in Sparks Justice Court and pleaded not guilty to the assault at Pleasant View Elementary School, with the case still under investigation.
On November 3, investigators say the attack occurred while Michael Hess was cleaning Sparks Marina Veterans Memorial Plaza, and Sparks police describe the confrontation as sudden and without provocation.
Surveillance video from the scene shows Michael Paulsen kicking Michael Hess and striking his head multiple times with a rock, while bystanders who intervened restrained Paulsen until officers arrived and Hess later died at the hospital.
Prosecutors say Paulsen faces murder charges with use of a deadly weapon and an elderly-victim penalty enhancement under Nevada law, and a judge ordered he be held without bail.
Paulsen's defense attorney requested a competency hearing and investigators, Sparks police, say the case remains under active investigation as court proceedings in Sparks Justice Court continue.

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