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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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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