Saul Hernandez, a 31 year old Guatemalan native, was sentenced to 7 to 10 years in prison by Judge Howard J. Whitehead for stabbing his then 28 year old girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Hernandez, whose last address was in Lynn, MA, initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea to guilty for charges of mayhem, armed assault with intent to murder and two counts of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
On the evening of Aug. 31, Hernandez went to Barnard Hawkes Court in Marblehead where his then 28-year-old former girlfriend let him into her home after he asked to use the bathroom. Once inside, Hernandez pretended to look for something, but instead grabbed a knife with a long blade and slashed her in the face and then stabbed her 22-year-old new boyfriend in the chest when he came to her aid. When police arrived at the scene, two police officers at gunpoint had to pry the knife out of his hands and then he tried to escape down the apartment stairway before being taken into custody by force.
Hernandez was ordered twice to stay away from the ex-girlfriend, but managed to contact her. He was credited for 355 days served in jail. Charges of attempted breaking and entering, resisting arrest, and assault and battery with a deadly weapon were dropped in exchange for his guilty plea.
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