Dustin Diamond Bar Stabbing: 'Screech' From 'Saved By The Bell' Arrested ...

Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond was arrested and charged Friday for allegedly stabbing a man after an altercation at a Wisconsin bar, according to media reports. The 37-year-old from Port Washington has been charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety, disorderly conduct and for carrying a concealed weapon.

The star, who played Screech Powersin the 1990s hit sitcom, was with his girlfriend Amanda Schutz when the incident took place Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, which referred to Diamonds girlfriend as his fiance, the couple was involved in a fight with two men and a woman, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

The complaint also reportedly said that local police found a switchblade in Diamonds car and that its point was covered in what appeared to be blood. Diamond later admitted to police that he had accidentally stabbed a man while trying to defend his fiance, AP reported, citing the complaint.

Diamond told police that "there was a group of intoxicated people being rude and insulting," ABC News reported. According to court documents, the man suffered a half-inch wound with substantial bleeding, but his injuries were not life-threatening.

Diamond is reportedly being held at a bail of $10,000 and a hearing date is scheduled for Dec. 29. Schutz is also reportedly facing a disorderly conduct charge.

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Dustin Diamond, who played Screech, charged in bar stabbing

Diamond, 37, faces charges of felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety charge, disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon.

According to the criminal complaint, Diamond told police that he and his fiancee went out to several bars Thursday night in Port Washington, about 30 miles north of Milwaukee. The couple, who lives in Port Washington, got into a tussle with two men and another woman at the Grand Avenue Saloon, the complaint said.

Port Washington police say they responded at 11:15 p.m. Thursday to a report of a stabbing at a bar. When police caught up with their SUV down the road from the bar, Diamond told police he had a "pen" in his hand when he grabbed one of the men, according to the complaint.

Port Washington police found in the car a switchblade, the point of which was covered in what appeared to be blood. Diamond later told police he accidentally stabbed the man while trying to defend his fiancee, according to the complaint.

The man had been stabbed under the armpit and police said he was not seriously injured.

Diamond appeared Friday afternoon in Ozaukee County court, where bail was set at $10,000. His next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 29. His fiancee, 27-year-old Amanda Schutz, also faces a disorderly conduct charge.

His agent declined comment Friday morning, and no attorney was listed in court records.

Since his decade-long run at Bayside High, Diamond has been sued several times for delinquent taxes and in foreclosure proceedings for missing mortgage payments. He has appeared on reality TV shows, made a s*x tape and most recently produced a tell-all documentary on Lifetime TV called "The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story."

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'Screech' - 1990s TV star Dustin Diamond - charged in bar stabbing

Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the 1990s TV show "Saved by the Bell," was charged Friday with stabbing a man during a bar fight on Christmas.

Diamond, 37, faces charges of felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety charge, disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon.

According to the criminal complaint, Diamond told police that he and his fiancee went out to several bars Thursday night in Port Washington, about 30 miles north of Milwaukee. The couple, who lives in Port Washington, got into a tussle with two men and another woman at the Grand Avenue Saloon, the complaint said.

Port Washington police say they responded at 11:15 p.m. Thursday to a report of a stabbing at a bar. When police caught up with their SUV down the road from the bar, Diamond told police he had a "pen" in his hand when he grabbed one of the men, according to the complaint.

Port Washington police found in the car a switchblade, the point of which was covered in what appeared to be blood. Diamond later told police he accidentally stabbed the man while trying to defend his fiancee, according to the complaint.

The man had been stabbed under the armpit and police said he was not seriously injured.

Diamond appeared Friday afternoon in Ozaukee County court, where bail was set at $10,000. His next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 29. His fiancee, 27-year-old Amanda Schutz, also faces a disorderly conduct charge.

His agent declined comment Friday morning, and no attorney was listed in court records.

Since his decade-long run at Bayside High, Diamond has been sued several times for delinquent taxes and in foreclosure proceedings for missing mortgage payments. He has appeared on reality TV shows, made a s*x tape and most recently produced a tell-all documentary on Lifetime TV called "The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story."

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