A Laredo man pleaded guilty this week. He got a lesser charge. He was sentenced just two days after he turned himself in to police.

Guillermo Duran-Navarro is 33. He walked into the Webb County Jail on his own. This was Monday, July 27. Jail records show deputies booked him on one charge. That charge is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. It can carry two to 20 years in prison. It can also bring a fine up to $10,000.

Two days later, on July 29, Duran-Navarro pleaded guilty. He admitted to a lesser charge. It is called assault causing bodily injury. This came from a deal with prosecutors. The deal closed his first case.

Judge Oscar Hale took the plea. He is an associate judge. He works in the 341st District Court in Webb County. The judge gave Duran-Navarro three years in a state jail. But he put that time on probation for two years. That means Duran-Navarro will not go to prison. He just has to follow the rules of his probation.

The judge also gave him a class to take. It is called Thinking Positive for a Change. He must also do 150 hours of community service. If he works full time, each hour of work counts as four hours of service. The court charged him $415 in fees.

Court records show Duran-Navarro faced a bigger charge at first. Prosecutors first charged him with aggravated assault. They also charged him with attempted murder.

The case goes back to June 14, 2025. Police say Duran-Navarro stabbed a man that day. The man is Victor Hugo Trevino. He is 38. It happened near Hendricks Avenue and Corpus Christi Street in Laredo.

Laredo police said officers found Trevino passed out. He had a stab wound in his chest. Crews flew him to a hospital in San Antonio. It is called Brooke Army Medical Center. He was in critical shape.

A Webb County grand jury indicted Duran-Navarro on Sept. 17, 2025. He went to several court hearings after that. But he did not show up for a plea hearing set for July 6, 2026. A judge then ordered his arrest with no bail. That order is called a capias. It means police can arrest him. They can hold him in jail with no bond.

Duran-Navarro turned himself in three weeks later. He walked into the Webb County Jail on July 27. Two days after that, his case was over.

The stabbing left Trevino badly hurt. He needed a fast flight to a hospital in San Antonio. He needed it to live. This case shows something about South Texas courts. A serious charge can still end in probation through a plea deal.

Court records do not say how Trevino is doing now. A Laredo Morning Times reporter helped with this report. His name is Jose de la Rosa.

Duran-Navarro's case is now closed. He will serve two years of probation. Those are the terms Judge Hale set on July 29.