Crystalyn Dixie Knuth, who is lodged in the Delta County Jail, and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared remotely on Wednesday in the Delta County 47h Circuit Court before Judge John Economopoulos. Knuth entered into a plea agreement with Delta County Prosecutor Lauren Wickman in which Knuth pleaded guilty to one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation. (Sophie Vogelmann | Daily Press)

ESCANABA – An Escanaba woman entered into a guilty plea Wednesday after being accused of stabbing her roommate in August 2025.

Crystalyn Dixie Knuth, who is lodged in the Delta County Jail, and her attorney, Jennifer J. France, appeared remotely on Wednesday in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court before Judge John Economopoulos. Delta County Prosecutor Lauren Wickman appeared in person.

Knuth pleaded guilty to one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, punishable by a sentence of 10 years or $5,000.

As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution agreed not to pursue additional charges against Knuth, which include but are not limited to felonious assault or assault with intent to murder.

The charge stems from a stabbing incident that occurred the morning of Aug. 11, 2025, in Fairview Estates, 1401 N. 23rd St. in Escanaba.

Escanaba Public Safety (EPS) officers were dispatched at approximately 7:32 a.m. for a report of a stabbing in progress. Officers found the victim with numerous stabbed wounds at a neighbor’s residence, according to a news release. The victim was immediately transported to OSF St. Francis Hospital.

An EPS news release posted the day after the incident stated the victim “is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries,” although her injuries were referred to as requiring “serious medical treatment” in court.

Knuth reportedly had left the site in a blue SUV but turned herself in to EPS on Aug. 11 while officers were still at the Fairview Estates residence. She was questioned and later transported to OSF St. Francis Hospital for additional treatment.

Knuth has remained in custody since that time.

Judge Steve Parks of the Delta County 94th District Court granted Knuth a competency exam in September 2025. An examiner at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline, Mich., found Knuth was competent to stand trial, had the capacity to understand the proceedings and charges against her and had the capacity to assist in her defense in November 2025.

Knuth will be sentenced at a hearing scheduled for May 5.