A lawsuit was filed against the man who stabbed the primary school principal

SOUTH POINT, Ohio (WSAZ) – A grand jury has indicted a Huntington man on a long list of charges in the Aug. 13 stabbing of South Point Elementary School Principal Bill Christian. 24 October.

Joshua Collins, 43, faces up to 158 years in prison if convicted of charges related to the school attack.

Collins was indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury on Friday on charges including attempted murder, aggravated assault and 11 counts of kidnapping of students and staff at the school, according to Lawrence County District Attorney Brigham Anderson.

Collins is accused of breaking into the school, carrying an illegal weapon and causing panic.

He also faces two misdemeanor charges of telecommunications harassment and threatening by stalking.

If found guilty on all charges and the court decides to run the charges consecutively, Collins faces 153 and a half to 158 years in prison, according to Anderson.

Collins pleaded not guilty to the charges at a hearing in Lawrence County on Monday.

The judge set the bond at $2 million, Anderson said.

The judge also appointed Huntington attorney Luke Styer to represent Collins in the case.

The preliminary hearing, which will be Collins’ first pre-trial hearing, is scheduled for Wednesday morning.

Deputies say on Oct. 24, Collins was upset at South Point Elementary School over a child custody issue and was greeted by Principal Christian in the hallway just outside his office door.

While the two were talking, deputies say Collins pulled out a knife and stabbed Christian in the neck and upper torso.

The manager then ran into the office through a locked door, according to deputies. But deputies say Collins then entered the office by breaking the door window.

Collins ran after the principal into the office and then into the cafeteria, where he was confronted by a South Point police officer and arrested.

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