Saved by the Bell's Dustin Diamond sentenced to 4 months in jail for bar stabbing

Former Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond was sentenced to four months in jail Thursday for stabbing a man in a Port Washington, Wisconsin, bar last Christmas.

Last month, a jury found the 38-year-old guilty of two misdemeanor charges in connection with the fight, court documents say. "I want it to be clear that this situation will not be repeated again," Diamond told the court. Saying the fight was the "single most terrifying experience of my entire life," he apologized for fighting on "a night that centers around celebrating peace and love."

In addition to serving 120 days in jail, Diamond was ordered by Judge Paul Malloy to pay more than $1,000 in restitution to "send a message to this community that we're just not going to live like this," CNN reports.

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