He must complete 80 hours of service work

An Albert Lea man was sentenced to up to five years of probation Thursday in Freeborn County District Court for stabbing his brother in July.

Timothy Andrew Bakke, 24, pleaded guilty in January to felony domestic assault.

He was sentenced to 19 days in jail — with credit for 19 days served — and 80 hours of Sentence to Service work.

According to court documents, Albert Lea police responded July 1 to an apartment on Front Street on a report of a stabbing.

Upon arrival, the victim reportedly reportedly told an officer that Bakke stabbed him in the upper thigh with a metal steak knife.

The officer reportedly observed an approximately 1-inch  wound on the victim’s right thigh.

The victim was transported to the emergency room at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea for treatment.

According to court documents, a witness said Bakke and the victim had been drinking and smoking marijuana and the victim was bugging Bakke all night. The witness said Bakke went into the kitchen, got a sharp butter knife, went up to the victim and stabbed him once in the leg. Bakke reportedly then told him not to tell anyone.

The two reportedly had a disagreement over sharing a beer.

According to court documents, Bakke has a prior conviction of misdemeanor domestic assault and two counts of fourth-degree assault.

Bakke was originally charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, but that charge was dismissed with a plea agreement.