NORTHWOOD — The Northwood man accused in the nonfatal stabbing of two people at the Schoolside Apartments in June pleaded guilty last week to an amended charge.

Donald Monte Baker, 26, pleaded guilty in Worth County District Court to one count of assault causing serious injury, a felony.

He is expected to be sentenced Jan. 6, 2014.

The charge is tied to the June 5 stabbing of Bennie Montgomery, 28, and Valerie Merrideth, 26, both of Northwood, after an altercation at the apartments at 607 Seventh St. N.

Baker allegedly used a kitchen knife in the attack, according to reports.

Montgomery was flown by helicopter to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City for injuries, while Merrideth drove herself to Mercy, where she was treated and released for less severe stab wounds, according to reports.

Worth County Sheriff Jay Langenbau said in a previous interview that there had been ongoing trouble between the two men that intensified that night.

This was the fourth hearing slated for Baker to enter the plea.