WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ) – A 30-year-old man says he’s innocent of five felony charges for the stabbings of three co-workers at a Wausau area nail salon.
Doan Nguyen spoke with the help of a Vietnamese interpreter, when he pleaded not guilty Monday in Marathon County Circuit Court.
He’s charged with attempted homicide, two counts of reckless endangerment, and two aggravated battery charges in an incident on February 2nd at Best Nails Salon in the town of Rib Mountain. A pre-trial conference in the case is set for April 7th.
Prosecutors said Nguyen stabbed 3 co-workers and himself, after his boss criticized his work.
Officials said he stabbed his female supervisor in the head. Her husband and another co-worker were injured when they tried stopping the attack.
No customers were in the shop at the time.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)