Eagle man’s stabbing sentence cut short

By Randy Wyrick

EAGLE — A local woodworker is out of prison, but not completely out of the woods.Tim O’Brien, 58, of Eagle, served 122 days of a three-year prison sentence, a tenure he said was “transformative on every level.”“I would not wish this experience on anyone,” O’Brien told District Court Judge Paul Dunkelman. “Call it karma or the hand of God, I don’t care. It got my attention and sparked my humility.”In releasing O’Brien from prison Wednesday, Dunkelman said O’Brien’s behavior was part of a developing pattern, saying “tough economic times and too much alcohol were part of the problem.”Dunkelman warned that …

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