Woman gets 10 years for assault

A woman who stabbed a local casino worker twice and attempted to do the same to officers after being arrested was sentenced Monday in state District Court in Havre to 10 years with the Department of Public Health and Human Services because of her mental state.

Jamie C. Eagleman of Yakima, Washington, born in 1990, was sentenced as a persistent felony offender.

“The Court finds that it is clear the Defendant has a serious mental disorder, she has been failed by the mental health system, but because of that she has created this serious problem,” court hearing minutes report Judge Danie...