He will be on probation up to 5 yrs.

An Albert Lea man charged in connection with a slashing in September on St. Joseph Avenue  was sentenced to one year in jail Thursday in Freeborn County District Court.

Erik Jeremy Hernandez, 40, was given credit for 164 days already served and was placed on probation for up to five years.

He received a stayed prison sentence of nearly two years in prison.

Hernandez was charged after stabbing a 29-year-old in the back with a knife during an argument Sept. 18 at 1206 St. Joseph Ave.

A witness to the incident described the knife as 4 or 5 inches long with a black handle. The  victim sustained non-life threatening injuries from what was described as a “slash-like” wound, according to court records.

Hernandez was arrested Sept. 26 at 104 S. Ermina Ave. after police were alerted to him sleeping at the house.