(ABC 6 News) – A Rochester woman’s trial is delayed after her defense requested a competency evaluation.

Andrianna Newburn, a former Rochester Kindercare staffer, faces 2nd-, 3rd-, and 5th-degree assault charges after allegedly using a pizza cutter to lacerate a child under the age of 2.

On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Olmsted County Court ordered an evaluation to determine whether or not Newburn is capable of participating in her own defense.

Her next hearing is scheduled for March 26.

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(ABC 6 News) – Andrianna Newburn, 26, appeared in court Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing on assault charges for an alleged attack on a toddler from last year.

Prosecutors in court Tuesday said the trial, originally set for February 18, would likely only take three to four days.

However, the judge said other cases may take priority and push the trial back.

In June of 2024, Newburn worked at the Rochester Kindercare Learning Center, where she got into an argument with a coworker, according to court documents.

They go on to say, she then began making threats with a pizza cutter, eventually using it on the co-workers young daughter.

The girl, who was under the age of 2, received cuts to her leg and face but she did survive.

Newburn was arrested and charged with 2nd- and 5th-degree assault, which she had planned to plead guilty to.

However, at her plea hearing in July, Newburn changed her account of what happened and the case was set for trial.