Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Bernard SmithA Chattanooga man who stabbed his former girlfriend seven times in 2019 and told authorities she stabbed herself has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Bernard Adrian Smith, 62, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated domestic assault, Hamilton County Criminal Court records show.
He was also sentenced Thursday to five years for the aggravated domestic assault, which will run at the same time as the 20-year sentence.
Chattanooga police responded in May 2019 to a disorder involving a weapon at an apartment building on the 1200 block of Boynton Drive, according to court records.