FARGO - A man who was found guilty of aggravated assault for a 2007 stabbing incident was sentenced today to a combined five years of prison and probation.
LaSamuel Richardson III will serve three years, four months - a total of 40 months - in prison and one year, eight months on supervised probation. He received credit for 389 days served.
A jury acquitted Richardson on attempted murder but found him guilty of aggravated assault, a class C felony.
Richardson, who was 19 at the time of the incident, did not dispute stabbing Andrew Gregerson with a 7-inch kitchen knife in August 2007 in West Fargo, but argued he did so in self-defense.
During today's hearing, Richardson expressed remorse for his actions and said he's now a different man.
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