T-R PHOTO BY MIKE DONAHEY Brian Wayne Wengert was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday after being found guilty by a jury last year for an incident where he stabbed his father several times.

A State Center man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday after being found guilty by a jury last year for an incident where he stabbed his father several times.

Brian Wayne Wengert, 46, received the sentence with multiple fines and surcharges stemming from an Oct. 20, 2017 incident where he stabbed his father multiple times at a State Center residence after an argument.

The stabbing nearly killed the senior Wengert, Marshall County District Court Judge John Haney said in court.

The victim is still recovering physically and emotionally from the incident.

Ten years of the 14-year sentence handed down came from Wengert’s conviction by the jury on the most most serious of the charges – willful injury causing serious injury. Haney said the charge is a forcible felony and Iowa law required him to issue a prison sentence. In that regard, Haney sentenced Wengert to the maximum.

In addition, Wengert must pay a $1,000 fine.

The jury also found Wengert guilty on counts of:

• Assault with intent to to inflict serious injury.

• Domestic abuse assault while using or displaying a dangerous weapon.

• Possession of a controlled substance.

Wengert received an additional four years of prison after being found guilty on the other counts.

Haney said Wengert would be eligible for parole assuming his conduct merits it in prison.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s office was initially alerted of a special medical situation at the address in 2017. When a sheriff’s deputy arrived, authorities found Randy Wengert, then 70, laying in the front yard of the residence, suffering from “obvious trauma.”

The man was transported by ambulance to UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown and later moved to a trauma unit at a Des Moines hospital.

After initially tending to the the elder Wengert, the deputy then entered the residence and found Wengert’s son, Brian Wengert, then 44. He was subsequently identified as a person of interest in the incident.

Marshall County Sheriff Steve Hoffman said Brian Wengert lived at the residence with his father and mother. His mother was inside the residence during the time of the altercation, but was not injured.

Authorities transported the younger Wengert to the Marshalltown hospital for observation initially, but not due to any apparent injury, Hoffman said. Medical officials later released Brian Wengert to the sheriff’s office and deputies took him to the Marshall County Jail, where he remained in custody.

Following an interview with the suspect, the sheriff’s office charged Brian Wengert with attempted murder.

The sentencing took place in a courtroom at the Max Building, 101 S. First Ave., since the Marshall County Courthouse is closed to the public for repairs following the July 19 tornado.

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