--- description: The 'Saved by the Bell' actor says the stabbing was an accident that occurred during a bar altercation, but a judge said he must stand trial title: 'Saved by the Bell' Actor Must Stand Trial in Christmas Stabbing Case, Judge Says image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84fe8c1bcbc739fa/698778465f570f72f4b14870/dustin-diamond.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Saved by the Bell_ Actor Must Stand Trial in Christmas Stabbing Case, Judge Says  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 1:08 AM CUT  Dustin Diamond, left, leaves his preliminary hearing at Ozaukee County Courthouse on January 5, 2015 in Port Washington, Wisconsin. Dustin Diamond, left, leaves his preliminary hearing at Ozaukee County Courthouse on January 5, 2015 in Port Washington, Wisconsin.Jeffrey Phelps—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 1:08 AM CUT The actor who played Screech on _Saved by the Bell_ [must stand trial for a stabbing incident](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saved-by-the-bell-star-dustin-diamond-to-stand-trial-in-stabbing-case/ "undefined") on Christmas Day, a Wisconsin judge said Monday. Dustin Diamond, who starred on the 1990s television show, was charged with reckless endangerment and two other counts after getting into a bar fight near Milwaukee, CBS News reports. Diamond and his fiancée were involved in the altercation with two men and a woman at Grand Avenue Saloon in Port Washington, where he lives, according to a criminal complaint. The man’s non-serious injury was an accident, Diamond told police, and occurred while he was trying to defend his fiancée. Ozaukee County Judge Paul Malloy said there was sufficient evidence for a case against Diamond after hearing an officer’s testimony. \[[_CBS News_](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saved-by-the-bell-star-dustin-diamond-to-stand-trial-in-stabbing-case/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3655124/dustin-diamond-stabbing-trial/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3655124/dustin-diamond-stabbing-trial/"},"headline":"Saved by the Bell Actor Must Stand Trial in Christmas Stabbing Case, Judge Says","datePublished":"2015-01-06T01:08:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:18:26.806Z","description":"Dustin \"Screech\" Diamond said it was an accident during a bar fight","url":"https://time.com/3655124/dustin-diamond-stabbing-trial/","keywords":["celebrities","Crime","Television","Courts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84fe8c1bcbc739fa/698778465f570f72f4b14870/dustin-diamond.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84fe8c1bcbc739fa/698778465f570f72f4b14870/dustin-diamond.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dustin Diamond Preliminary Hearing","caption":"Dustin Diamond Preliminary Hearing","creditText":"Jeffrey Phelps—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3655124/dustin-diamond-stabbing-trial/","name":"Saved by the Bell Actor Must Stand Trial in Christmas Stabbing Case, Judge Says"}}]}] ```