Sam's Club Slasher Gets 2-4 Years in Prison

A Canton man who slashed a Saline man with a knife outside the Sam's Club on Ford Road in Canton faces two to four years in prison after accepting a plea agreement on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, according to the Canton Observer.

According to the report, Harry Robinson Jr. will serve prison time starting in May after accepting the deal and avoiding trial and the possibility of a longer sentence on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder.

Police said Robinson spat on Theodore Sheets of Saline, before cutting him with a knife during a confrontation Sept. 30, 2012, at Sam's Club, 39800 Ford Road in Canton.

According to initial reports following the incident, Sheets was hospitalized with a wound on his forearm. Robinson was arrested by Canton Police near a hardware store across the street.