Rochester man sentenced to 71 months in prison for bar assault James Lee Halverson was convicted by an Olmsted County District Court jury of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and third-degree assault-substantial bodily harm. 4:43 pm, Apr. 30, 2021 × The Rochester man who hit another man in the face with a glass at a downtown bar in May 2019 was sentenced on Friday to prison. James Lee Halverson, 38, was found guilty in March by an Olmsted County District Court jury of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and third-degree assault-substantial bodily harm. Because the charges stem from the same event, Halverson was not sentenced on the third-degree assault charge. The jury acquitted Halverson of first-degree assault.