An Albert Lea woman charged with an assault involving a knife was placed on probation for two years Thursday in Freeborn County District Court.

Mary Livia Johnson, 68, was sentenced after she pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor domestic assault in February.

Johnson was sentenced to a stayed 365 days in jail. She was sentenced to two days in jail and was given credit for two days served. 

Court documents state Johnson was charged after Albert Lea officers responded to a 911 call Jan. 19 regarding a female with a knife. After officers announced their presence, Johnson reportedly came around the corner with an 8-inch butcher knife.

After following officer instructions to drop the knife, Johnson allegedly told them that someone who was known to her had made suicidal comments and she was attempting to give him the knife for him to use. The victim was bleeding from a cut on the left side of his nose. He stated Johnson cut him when she grabbed his face.

Court documents state Johnson’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit. Johnson was initially charged with second-degree assault, but that charge was dismissed.