(Atlantic, Iowa) – Iowa Courts Online records show an Atlantic man, 20-year-old Michael Gehling, was sentenced today (Monday, July 11), to five-years in prison in connection with a stabbing that took place April 4th. Gehling’s sentence was on a charge of Willful Injury. He had previously pleaded guilty to the charge, after the court, in early May, agreed to dismiss a more serious charge of Attempted Murder.

Michael Gehling (Booking photo courtesy the Cass County Jail)

His sentence will run concurrent with another case in which Gehling was sentenced to a total of nine-years in prison on charges that include Burglary in the 3^rd Degree, Criminal Mischief in the 2^nd Degree and Theft in the 3^rd Degree. Those charges are with regard to an incident in February, when Atlantic Police were called to investigate a broken store window at 200 Chestnut Street.