An Ames man was sentenced to probation Monday after being stabbed during an attempt to steal a backpack last April.

Shayne Lyle Wiesenhofer, 20, Ames, was sentenced to prison for a term not to exceed five years for conspiracy to commit a non-forcible felony and one year of jail for assault causing bodily injury. District Court Judge Michael Moon suspended Wiesenhofer’s sentence pending completion of three years probation.

Wiesenhofer and Jeffrey Scott Lundgren, 22, Ames, attempted to steal a backpack from Luke LeClere, 19, on April 9, according to court records. LeClere stabbed both men in self-defense. They were arrested April 14.

Wiesenhofer’s probation stipulates several requirements he has to complete within the three years. Moon ordered Wiesenhofer to reside in a half-way house while completing a recommended drug rehabilitation treatment, an anger management course and a general equivalency degree.

“The purpose of this is to restrict your freedom – freedom of residence and freedom of action – and to have someone looking over your shoulder,” Moon said. “You had the benefit of street probation. And under your own free will you did what you did and now you have to face the consequences.”

Wiesenhofer said he regrets his actions and wants a chance to prove he can contribute to society.

“Every day for the past 22 weeks, I wake up and regret what I did. I’m very sorry,” he said. “I want to prove to the court, community and, more importantly, to myself that I can and will do great things.”

If Wiesenhofer violates any condition of his probation, he will be required to serve the prison term and one year in jail, which will run concurrently. Wiesenhofer will also be required to pay restitution, but exact amounts have not been calculated, said Assistant County Prosecutor Timothy Meals.

Lundgren was sentenced Aug. 15 to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit a non-forcible felony and one year of jail for assault causing bodily injury. His sentence, however, was suspended pending completion of two years probation.

“If a person wants to change their life, they have to change their thoughts,” Wiesenhofer said. “And everyday I’m getting better.”