An Albert Lea man entered provisional not guilty pleas Thursday in Freeborn County District Court to multiple felonies.

Joseph Alan Roberts, 25, entered the pleas to second-degree assault, felony domestic assault, threats of violence and third-degree criminal damage to property.

Court documents state an Albert Lea Police Department lieutenant and officer were dispatched June 29 to an address in Albert Lea on a report of an assault involving a knife.

The lieutenant reportedly spoke to the alleged victim, who said Roberts threw her on the ground, holding her by the hair. She said Roberts held a 5-inch folding knife to her throat and threatened to kill her.

The alleged victim was reportedly Roberts’ girlfriend for approximately 11 months.

All four tires on the alleged victim’s vehicle were reported flat with puncture holes in the side walls.

Roberts was reportedly located and arrested by police June 30 at an Albert Lea residence.

In a Mirandized interview, he reportedly told an officer that he had gone to the residence because he thought the alleged victim had taken his children.

Roberts reportedly admitted that he cut the tires on her vehicle, blacked out and woke up in a field, and denied knowing anything about an assault.

Court documents state Roberts said he had mental health issues and has been using methamphetamine for 16 years, but said he had not used meth within the last couple of days prior to the alleged assault.

An omnibus hearing is scheduled for July 27.

Roberts pleaded guilty in a separate file Thursday in Freeborn County District Court to first-degree criminal damage to property.

Freeborn County Assistant Attorney David Walker said Roberts is expected to serve some jail time, pay more than $1,500 in restitution and be placed on probation.

Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 22.

Second-degree assault carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine. Felony domestic assault carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.