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‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond charged in stabbing

ABOVE: Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond makes first court appearance.

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. – Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the 1990s TV show Saved by the Bell, has been charged with stabbing a man at a Wisconsin bar.

Diamond was charged Friday with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety, disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon.

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He appeared Friday afternoon in Ozaukee County court, where bail was set at $10,000.

Port Washington police say they responded at 11:15 p.m. Thursday to a report of a stabbing at a bar.

The criminal complaint says Diamond, who lives in Port Washington, told police he accidentally stabbed a man while defending his fiancee from two men harassing her. The victim was not seriously injured.

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His fiancee also faces a disorderly conduct charge.

Diamond’s agent declined comment Friday. No attorney was listed in court records.

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