By Lori EhdeThe 18-year-old woman accused of hijacking a bus last week north of Luverne will face a later court appearance while her mental health is evaluated.Jewel Anna Stands, Utica, Pa., may face felony assault charges for injuring a bus driver and two passengers with a knife Thursday afternoon, Feb. 17.She was scheduled for her first appearance in Rock County District Court Tuesday, but that hearing was canceled.Rock County Deputies and State Troopers were first alerted of the hijacking at about 3 p.m. Thursday when dispatchers received a call from a passenger.The Jefferson Lines bus was on a southbound trip from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls when Stands reportedly began acting strangely before the Pipestone stop.Shortly thereafter, she allegedly threatened the bus driver, 34-year-old Ron Peterson, Maple Grove, with an exotic, four-bladed knife. Passengers said she was demanding the driver take her to her grandmother’s house.Several squad cars caught up with the bus just north of Luverne, but the bus continued south through town at about 50 to 60 mph, with officers in front and behind.Rock County Sheriff Mike Winkels said the bus came through town just minutes before school dismissal, so he took extra precautions at intersections."That’s why we wanted an escort ahead of the vehicle, and we positioned officers at the main intersections for traffic control," Winkels said.Using stop sticks to deflate the tires, authorities stopped the bus west of Beaver Creek on Interstate 90 near the South Dakota border.By this time, two passengers and the bus driver had been injured trying to subdue Stands.They were taken to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls with lacerations, and Stands was treated in Luverne Community Hospital before being booked in the Nobles County Jail.A passenger noticed that Stands’ forearms were covered with cuts that appeared to be self-inflicted, but Winkels said the cause of the new and old injuries couldn’t be determined for sure.Criminal charges are on hold while Stands is held in a Sioux Falls mental health facility.