A Deerfield Township woman accused of stabbing her 3-year-old neighbor faced a judge Thursday for the first time since the alleged attack.Xiaoyan Zhu is charged with felonious assault for the March 4 incident.Defense attorney Nick Graman entered a not guilty plea on Zhu s behalf. He told Judge Andrew Batsche that doctors have regulated her medication and her mental health issue is now under control. She s in a much better state now than she was then, Graman said. Zhu is accused of attacked a 3-year-old boy with a ceramic knife outside their homes on Charleston Park Drive in Deerfield Township.The child was outside with his older brother who was waiting for the school bus.Zhu s daughter was in virtual learning at the time, saw what was going on and told her teacher something was wrong. That teacher called 911.Investigators said the child was not seriously hurt. This is a very serious incident. The family of the victim is present in the courtroom. They are in fear for their fami
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Show Transcript MAYBE DISTURBING. HERE IS IT TOOK JUST SECONDS. FOR THIS TO GO FROM A WELLNESS CHECK TO A NEAR DEADLY EXPERIENCE WARREN COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THIS HOME ON HUNT CLUB DRIVE TO CHECK ON THE HOMEOWNER LANCE RUNYAN AFTER HIS BROTHER CALLED 911 ASKING FOR A WELLNESS CHECK. PLEASE SOUND LIKE HE’S IN A SUICIDAL STATE. HE HAS A LOT OF FIREARMS IN THE HOUSE. THE FARM ANYBODY ELSE DEPUTIES SARAH VOD ARRIVES ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER DEPUTIES. HERE I INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WHO FIRED HIS GUN AT DEPUTY VAUGHT IS THIS MAN 56 YEAR OLD LANCE RUNYAN. HE’S BEEN INDICTED ON ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED MURDER ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FELONIOUS ASSAULT CHARGES MR. RUNYAN. DID YOU REVIEW ALL OF YOUR BOOKING INFORMATION? IT IS. RUNYON DIDN’T SAY MUCH DURING HIS ARRAIGNMENT TODAY ARE NOT GUILTY