CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A woman from Tama was given a five-year, three-month sentence in a federal court in Cedar Rapids Tuesday for an assault charge.
Ashley Thompson, 38, pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily injury on March 31. At the hearing, she admitted that she stabbed and injured another woman in the neck with a piece of wood trimming. During the January 14, 2024 incident, the court noted that the wood broke off in the victim’s neck and nearly pierced the woman’s jugular vein. The victim had to be taken to a hospital for surgery.
Thomson has four previous assault convictions in state court. A federal court release said that while in jail, she threw a cup of hot water at another inmate. She also has multiple convictions for child endangerment, operated a vehicle while intoxicated, disorderly conduct and theft, according to court records…