Unalaska, AK – A fisherman who attacked his crewmate with a crowbar last month pled no contest to 1st degree assault in Unalaska's District Court on Wednesday.

Nineteen-year-old Sione Pakalani was sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 150 days suspended, on charges stemming from a fight onboard the fishing vessel Deep Pacific. According to the criminal complaint, crew member Floyd Decker initially threatened Pakalani's cousin with the crowbar in the ship's freezer hold. Pakalani wrestled the crowbar away from Decker and hit him in the face with it, injuring him badly enough that he had to be medevac-ed to Anchorage for treatment.

Decker was charged with 3rd degree assault for his role in the incident, but that charge was dropped last week. A minor consuming alcohol charged also filed against Pakalani was dismissed on Wednesday.