LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. — A Lawrence County man charged with stabbing another man five times will not go to prison.
Friday, Tristian Byrne, 21, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault. Following that plea, Judge Alan Blankenship sentenced Byrne to 90 days shock incarceration in the Lawrence County Jail and five years probation.
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Officers with the Aurora-Marionville Police Department arrested Byrne in April 2025 after a fight between him and Jason Long, 43.
During that fight, Byrne pulled out a knife and stabbed Long five times. Long has since recovered from his injuries…