• Sentenced in connection with incident in Royal

Matthew Alan Young, 25, of Spencer, has pled guilty to two charges in connection with an incident that occurred in Royal.

Young was arrested on Oct. 24 after stabbing Cassandra Bicking, 26, multiple times at a residence in Royal. He was originally charged with Attempted Murder, a class B felony; Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury, a class C felony; and Going Armed with Intent, a class D felony. He entered an initial plea of not guilty to all charges.

Records indicate that Young changed his plea on the Attempted Murder and Willful Injury c...