Donathan Williams
A Fort Dodge man will spend a decade in prison after pleading guilty to willful injury for stabbing a man in a downtown apartment in July 2020.
Donathan L. Williams, 42, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday by District Court Judge Kurt Stoebe. Earlier in the week, Williams had pleaded guilty to willful injury causing serious injury, a Class C forcible felony, in exchange for two other charges being dismissed.
Williams was arrested on July 2, 2020, after the victim, 39-year-old Lavaris Bosworth, walked into the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, 126 N. 10th St., with wounds on his neck and back. Bosworth was transported to UnityPoint Health Trinity Regional Medical Center for serious injuries.
Donathan Williams
A Fort Dodge man accused of stabbing another man at a downtown apartment in July 2020 has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Donathan L. Williams, 42, was arrested on July 2, 2020, after the victim, 39-year-old Lavaris Bosworth, walked into the Community Health Center of Fort Dodge, 126 N. 10th St., with wounds on his neck and back. Bosworth was transported to UnityPoint Health Trinity Regional Medical Center for serious injuries.
The criminal complaint for the incident said that Bosworth was stabbed after Williams followed him up to his fifth-floor apartment in the Biltwell Apartment building, 106 N. 10th St.
Video surveillance showed Willaims, walking with a knife, involved in an apparent altercation in the apartment before leaving, then returning and chasing the victim down the hallway toward the building’s fire escape. In addition to video surveillance, a very apparent trail of blood led officers to the scene of the crime.