MONROE — The Monroe man accused of first-degree attempted homicide in the stabbing of his mother appeared in Green County Circuit Court last Wednesday, and pleaded not guilty to the crime through his attorneys. 

The ordeal began when police were called to the 900 block of 24th Street just after 5:30 a.m. on April 14 for a report of a man attacking his 63-year-old mother with a knife. When a second son — a 32-year-old man according to police — intervened in the alleged attack, the brother with a knife fled in a vehicle.

Just over a half hour after the incident, police tracked down and arrested Ryan Gregory Lewis, 29. He was eventually charged with first-degree attempted homicide and physical abuse of an elder.

Both the mother and 2nd son were injured in the attack, according to Monroe Police Chief Fred Kelly. Lewis, appeared in court Wednesday represented by his attorneys, Jane Krueger Smith and Adam Thomas Witt, according to court records. He stood mute during the proceedings.

Lewis remains in custody in Green County Jail. His next court appearance is a pre-trial conference scheduled for 8:30 a.m. June 21 before Circuit Judge Thomas Vale.