Duluth man convicted in sword stabbing
A 47-year-old Duluth man accused of stabbing another man with a 24-inch sword has been convicted of second-degree assault.
A St. Louis County jury found Richard P. Richey guilty after about three hours of deliberations Thursday. The trial lasted three days.
Richey was accused of stabbing the victim in a dispute over money April 5, 2009 in Duluth.
The Duluth News Tribune reports that Richey has had 17 criminal cases filed against him in five Minnesota counties.
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