(Atlantic, Iowa) – Sentencing will take place in Atlantic at 9-a.m. on June 6th, in the case of an Atlantic man initially charged of Attempted Murder and Willful Injury-Causing Serious Injury. After originally pleading not guilty by reason of self-defense in April, 19-year-old Michael Gehling has made a plea agreement with prosecutors, that dismisses the Attempted Murder charge.

Gehling will be sentenced instead on the Willful Injury charge alone. Gehling was accused of stabbing a man during the late night hours of April 3rd. His trial was to have taken place June 28th. His guilty plea was filed with the court on May 6th.

As previously reported, Gehling had been arrested without incident on April 4th, following an investigation that began with a 9-1-1 call about a man who had a stab wound. Officers learned the incident happened in the area of 6th and Pine Streets.

The victim (whose name was not released) was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital (Cass Health), in Atlantic, and was later transported to the UNMC in Omaha, for treatment of serious injuries.