A man who allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Calvin Carter, 53, of 729 Ninth St., Apt. A, Ironton, was arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court on two counts of felonious assault and one count of attempted aggravated murder.

He is alleged to have stabbed the woman multiple times during the Feb. 26 incident at an Ironton apartment building.

Ironton Police responded to the scene and reportedly found Carter with a knife standing over the woman. He allegedly then began to cut himself with the knife before officers Tasered him, according to a release from IPD.

Carter and the woman were treated for their injuries at a hospital and released.

Judge Charles Cooper set bond at $500,000.

If convicted, Carter faces up to 10 years in prison for attempted aggravated murder and eight years for each of the felonious assault charges.

Cooper scheduled a pretrial hearing for April 6.

In an unrelated case Wednesday, an Ironton man was sentenced to a total of seven years for the kidnapping and felonious assault of his wife. Charles J. Abrams, 73, of 2616 ½ S. Seventh St., pleaded guilty to the charges.

Cooper sentenced Abrams to seven years on each count. The sentences will be served at the same time.

Also in court, Cindy Hacker, of 188 County Road 43, Ironton, was arraigned on 83 counts of drug charges including nine counts of fifth-degree deception to obtain dangerous drugs, 72 counts of fourth-degree deception to obtain dangerous drugs, one count of second-degree deception to obtain dangerous drugs and one count of third-degree tampering with evidence.

Hacker and her husband, a former Ohio State Highway patrolman, had been arraigned previously on drug charges, but those will be thrown out because of a clerical error, said J.B. Collier Jr., Lawrence County Prosecutor. A recent grand jury indicted the couple on the new drug charges.

Hacker waived her right to a speedy trial. Cooper scheduled a pretrial hearing for April 27.