ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man who authorities say attacked
another man with a meat cleaver has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Nineteen-year-old Konacin Blackelk of Aberdeen initially faced an attempted
murder charge. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and also aggravated
assault of a law officer.
Authorities say Blackelk used the meat cleaver during a fight on September 2,
sending a man to the hospital to be treated for injuries that included a cut on the
head. The deputy who was assaulted was not injured.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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