ELBOW LAKE, Minn. --A Maynard woman who had faced an attempted murder charge for stabbing her former boyfriend multiple times was sentenced Monday to more than six years of prison.
Carly Lacey was sentenced instead on a charge of first-degree assault. As the result of a plea agreement, Lacey received a "bottom of the box" sentence--a reference to the grid system used in the state sentencing guidelines--and a second-degree attempted murder charge was dismissed.
Lacey, 32, reportedly stabbed her then-boyfriend, Keith Peterson, 36, of Maynard, in the neck, back, arm and abdomen. The assault occurred while the couple was camping at the Tipsinah Mounds Campground on Pomme de Terre Lake near Elbow Lake.
She reportedly stabbed Peterson and continued to pursue him as he tried to get away. Fellow campers came to Peterson's aid after hearing his calls for help and slowed bleeding until emergency responders arrived, according to the criminal complaint on the charges.
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In a letter addressed to Judge Charles Glasrud, Lacey apologized for what she had done and said she was continuing to make significant life changes. "I feel regret and remorse for what I've done and know I cannot change what happened," the letter stated. "The truth I face every day is that it did happen and I drank with the disregard for others."
