- Cortez resident Abigail Nunn pleaded no contest April 13 to a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Nunn, 41, is accused of attacking a 57-year-old man, stabbing him in the abdomen during a July 4, 2022, argument, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
In a no contest plea, a defendant accepts a negotiated punishment without formal declaration of guilt and limits his/her exposure to fault in civil cases.
In an April 13 hearing before 12th Circuit Judge Robert Charles, Nunn’s sentencing was deferred contingent upon her completion of a court intervention program.
Participants in the program sign a contract with the state that waives their right to a speedy trial. They also agree to follow program requirements and perform specific sanctions.
Participants are supervised 6-12 months. If they complete the program, the state can drop the criminal charges.
Nunn was to appear in court as part of the criminal diversion program at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 27, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.
— Robert Anderson
