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Judge questions if EM man who allegedly stabbed girlfriend is fit to stand trial
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A judge is questioning whether Aaron Matthew Rowland is fit to stand trial, a month after he allegedly broke into the home of his girlfriend on Dec. 9 and stabbed her multiple times. Mr. Rowland, 39, of East Moline, was arrested the same day and charged in Rock Island County Circuit Court with attempted murder, home invasion and aggravated battery.He has since remained in the Rock Island County Jail on a $200,000 bond, awaiting a Feb. 4 trial. However, at a hearing on Friday, Judge Walter Braud ordered Dr. Kirk Witherspoon to evaluate Mr. Rowland and determine if he is fit to enter a plea or to stand trial.The doctor must submit a medical report to the court within 30 days, detailing his diagnosis and any evidence of mental or physical disability, records state. If found incompetent, Mr. Rowland will be relinquished to the custody of a mental health facility until he is deemed fit to continue the case. East Moline police were called to the 100 block of 41st Avenue, East Moline, after Kathleen J. Durbin, 47, called 911 about 8:40 a.m. claiming Mr. Rowland had stabbed her. A neighbor reported seeing Mr. Rowland flee the scene in a 1994 green Toyota truck, clutching something in his hand, records state. Mr. Rowland is believed to have driven to the Milan home of a family member where he "abandoned" the vehicle in the driveway, the affidavit contends.A black-handled folding pocket knife was later discovered in the truck by police. A soiled towel and strands of hair also was found in the residence where the vehicle was parked and collected as evidence. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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