By Lori Ehde
The Luverne High School junior charged with stabbing a girl pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon during a hearing Friday in Rock County District Court.
Seventeen-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Smook had previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of fifth-degree assault.
She was charged Jan. 4 with the felony crime and was expelled Jan. 9 for the remainder of the school year.
Smook is attending classes at Minnesota West Community and Technical College through the Post Secondary Option at Luverne High School.
Smook allegedly stabbed another 17-year-old, Danielle Cook, after a dispute between two girls and their friends escalated to violence.
Cook has since recovered from the stab wound incurred by a seven-inch steak knife.
Smook's next court appearance is set for June 13.