MITCHELL — A Mitchell man who allegedly stabbed a disabled victim five times in an apartment complex pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon.
During Davison County felony court proceedings on Tuesday, Joshua Juhnke, 28, of Mitchell, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, a Class 3 felony that carry a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison and a $30,000 fine.
According to an arrest affidavit, Juhnke walked into the victim’s apartment on May 27 with a knife and stabbed the victim five times. Police reports say the victim has autism.
When officers responded to the apartment complex, they located the victim in the hallway with multiple stab wounds.
As officers began speaking with neighbors near the apartment where the stabbing took place, they encountered Juhnke, who had “blood on his arms, legs, feet and face,” according to the affidavit. In an interview with police, Juhnke allegedly said he was “not sure why” he stabbed the victim multiple times.
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Police say video surveillance footage from the apartment complex allegedly showed Juhnke walk into the victim’s apartment with a knife and later exited with the victim, who was bleeding.
Officers located the knife Juhnke allegedly used to stab the victim inside the victim’s apartment, which the affidavit says was in a “pool of blood.”
He is scheduled to be sentenced in November. He remains out on bond.
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