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Baker sent to prison for knife attack
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A man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife in each hand has been given six years in prison.The attacker, Don Edward Baker, 29, entered guilty pleas before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of aggravated assault and domestic assault. He was sentenced to serve six years in the state penitentiary and was warned to stay away from the victims in the case once he gets out of prison.According to arrest warrants against Baker taken by sheriff’s deputy Jason Richardson, the incident happened while the father of the victim’s children was visiting her home. The children had just gone to town when the suspect allegedly burst in without warning.