Rochester man sentenced in 2023 stabbing case – Post Bulletin

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

0 1 minute read

ROCHESTER — A Rochester man was sentenced to five years probation and 60 days in jail for an assault that occurred in 2023.

Larnell Williams, 38, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault causing bodily harm following an incident in which two people suffered cuts during a stabbing incident.

A 32-year-old man was stabbed after an altercation on May 26, 2023, at a trailer park in the 2300 block of Park Lane Southeast.

They found the man with a stab wound to the abdomen. His injuries are not life-threatening, police said. A woman who tried to intervene also suffered a superficial cut.

Police responded to the incident and Williams turned himself in to police at the Kwik Trip in Eyota.

Williams received 27 days of credit for the 60-day jail sentence during a sentencing hearing in Olmsted County District Court on Monday, June 3, 2024.

John Molseed joined the Post Bulletin in 2018. He covers arts, culture, entertainment, nature and other fun stories that he's surprised to get paid for. When he's not writing about southeastern Minnesota artists and musicians, he's picking up the banjo, brewing beer, riding his bike, or pursuing other hobbies that start with the letter “b.” . Readers can reach John at 507-285-7713 or [email protected].