A member of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan was sentenced for an assault that he committed while he was out on parole for a prior assault charge.
Antonio Hernandez Jr., 28, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. He admitted he attacked his fiancee and stabbed another person who was trying to protect the woman.
The incident occurred on the reservation in June 2009. At the time, Hernandez was on parole in the state system for an assault that occurred off the reservation in 2001.
Hernandez was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison, plus two years of supervised release.
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Isabella man sentenced on assault charge (The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun 3/18)
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