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Hancock Woman Sentenced To Jail Over Stabbing

A Hancock woman will spend the next six months in jail after being sentenced in Houghton County Circuit Court on Monday.

Youmans Sentenced41-year-old Sarah Youmans was charged with Attempted Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, for which she pled no contest to as part of a plea agreement.

The incident reportedly happened in August at a Hancock residence where police say Youmans stabbed a 57-year-old man.

Prosecuting Attorney Michael Makinen pushed for a tougher sentence, arguing that had things gone differently, this could have ended up as a homicide case.

Youmans maintained that she acted in self-defense.

She was sentenced to 12 months in the Houghton County Jail with credit for 171 days time served.

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