The 'Saved by the Bell' star was released from jail on Monday, December 29 after he posted $10,000 bail.
- Dec 30, 2014
AceShowbiz - Dustin Diamond was released from jail on Monday afternoon, December 29 after posting $10,000 bail. An hour later, he appeared in Ozaukee County Courthouse for a status hearing along with his fiancee Amanda Schutz and his lawyer Thomas Alberti.
"Dustin doesn't feel like he is being wronged," Thomas told PEOPLE, "He gets that when something like this happens, the police get involved and the court figures it out. He says the Port Washington police have been nothing but exemplary. He gets it. He knows there is a process in this country and in the end he will be exonerated."
During the hearing, Thomas requested the judge reduce his client's bail because he didn't have criminal history and he acted in self defense.
"The State is in possession of photographs and/or Police Officer statements that may reasonably conclude that Amanda Schutz had been punched in the face and forcibly held by more than one adult male," Thomas said in a motion he filed on Monday.
He added, "[Diamond] produced a pocketknife in a desperate attempt to defend his [fiancee] from further harm. [Diamond] hoped to deter the aggressors with the only option that he had: a pocketknife. It was not until one of the aggressors attempted to tackle [Diamond] that any alleged injury occurred."
Thomas said it's common for Wisconsin people to carry pocketknives. "It is just an everyday tool," he explained, "It is not at all uncommon. Dustin has zero criminal history. He is not a thug walking around trying to stick people up. Dustin and Amanda are neat people. They are upbeat. Dustin is a comedian and he likes making people laugh and pleasing people. He is a good-natured person."
Diamond's next court hearing is set for January 5, 2015.
Dustin was arrested on Friday morning after stabbing a man during a bar fight in Wisconsin. He was then charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety, disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. Amanda was also charged with disorderly conduct but she was released soon after.
