This story has been updated with sentencing information after a Dec. 8 guilty plea.

A 30-year-old Springfield woman has been sentenced to three years of probation in connection with a stabbing that injured a 42-year-old man.

Natyra Lynette Brown-Davis was initially charged in Lane County Circuit Court with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. 

After the initial filing of charges, a grand jury Aug. 28 returned an indictment for second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon, thereby reducing the number of charges facing Brown-Davis.

On Dec. 8, Brown-Davis pleaded guilty to second-degree assault as part of a plea agreement. Lane County Circuit Judge Erin Fennerty cited the plea deal in dismissing the unlawful use of weapon charge and ordering three years of probation for Brown-Davis.

Despite initial statements by police, Fennerty’s judgment stated that the victim was not injured “by means of a deadly weapon” and that the assault did not result in “a significant physical injury.” Combined with Brown-Davis’ criminal history, this allowed for an “opt-out” from mandatory minimums set for Measure 11 crimes, a subset of state crimes that includes second-degree assault, according to Fennerty’s order.

The probation sentence also was reduced from the 38 months in prison normally called for under state guidelines when sentencing allows for an “opt-out” of mandatory minimums.

Springfield police responded at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, to a home on V Street between Shadylane Drive and Second Street.

Police found the man who had been stabbed on the living room floor with multiple wounds to his back, Springfield Police Lt. George Crolly said, describing him as a romantic acquaintance of Brown-Davis. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

In an email, Crolly said Brown-Davis told police she stabbed the man after they were “in a verbal dispute over an extended period of time.”