Dustin Diamond Stabs And 19 More Saved By The Bell Scandals
Michael Green
Published Mar 17, 2026
Dustin Diamond was once known for being Samuel "Screech" Powers on Saved By The Bell. He's still mostly known for that, but also for being generally gross and actually a kind of sad, tragically fallen child star. And did you know that the nerd we all used to love is also a stabber?
Diamond was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon after he confessed to stabbing a guy in a Wisconsin bar on Christmas day in 2014, as you do.
Diamond insists he was acting in self-defense, as well as in defense of his fiancee, Amanda Schutz.
His attorney Thomas Alberti filed a motion, obtained by People, that somewhat corroborates this:
"The State is in possession of photographs and/or Police Officer statements that may reasonably conclude that Amanda Schutz had been punched in the face and forcibly held by more than one adult male," Alberti wrote. "[Diamond] produced a pocketknife in a desperate attempt to defend his [fiancée] from further harm. [Diamond] hoped to deter the aggressors with the only option that he had: a pocketknife. It was not until one of the aggressors attempted to tackle [Diamond] that any alleged injury occurred."
Still, Screech stabbing a dude isn't even the most scandalous thing he — or any of the other Saved By The Bell cast members — are accused of doing. In fact, much of Saved By The Bell's alleged scandals were revealed by Diamond himself — and by his cast mates from Bayside High, Tiffani Thiessen (who played Kelly Kapowski), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris), Mario Lopez (AC Slater), Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano), Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle) and even the guy who owned The Max.
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