FAIRMONT — Two Elmore men and an Elmore woman are facing felony charges in Martin County.

Matthew Franklin Beck, 31, Colby John Beck, 26, and Nakita Marie Lind, 32, have all been charged with one count each of aiding and abetting assault with a dangerous weapon in the second degree, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Each also faces a second charge of aiding and abetting assault, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.

Matthew Beck and Colby Beck also face two charges each of assault in the second degree, one of which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, and one of which carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.

In addition, Matthew Beck faces one charge of making threats of violence, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

According to the complaint:

At 2:20 a.m. Aug. 22, a Martin County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of South Center Street in Ceylon on a report of an assault. Dispatch advised that a man had been assaulted by Matthew and Colby Beck.

The deputy arrived at the scene and spoke with the man, who had dried blood on his face and had difficulty moving his hands. The deputy observed ice packs on both of his forearms and one on his face.

The man said he had been contacted by Lind, who indicated she wanted to talk. He said Lind had arrived at his house around midnight and he got into the back seat of her vehicle. He said an unknown female was driving the vehicle and Lind was in the passenger seat.

The man said they drove south out of Ceylon onto a gravel road, where the driver stopped the vehicle and said it had stopped working. The man said the Becks came “out of nowhere” and Colby pulled him from the vehicle. He said they hurt him severely and left him.

At 8:51 p.m., the man contacted the Sheriff’s Office and spoke with another deputy, saying he had been stabbed in the leg. The deputy contacted a doctor from Mayo-Fairmont who had treated the man. The doctor said the wound he observed was consistent with a stab wound.

At midnight Aug. 23, the deputy took a formal statement from the man, who went over the events in detail. He said he was pulled from the vehicle, punched, stomped and kicked.

The man said Colby Beck was using brass knuckles during the assault and Matthew Beck stabbed him in the knee with a knife. He said Matthew also held up the knife to his throat and said he was going to kill him. He said Lind then got out of the vehicle and said, “Enough.”

The deputy observed multiple injuries to the man, including numerous bruises and lacerations. He observed a gash above the man’s eye that required stitches to close and the stab wound that also required stitches.

At 3:41 a.m., the deputy spoke to Matthew Beck, who was advised of his rights and agreed to answer questions. Matthew said he got off work about 6 p.m. the day before and went to Truman to help Lind paint. He said he later returned home before going to Rake, Iowa, with his brother, Colby, until about 12:30 a.m. or 1 a.m. He denied assaulting the man.

The deputy then spoke with Colby Beck, who said he understood his rights. He explained he had spent an unknown amount of time in Rake, Iowa, and had left about 11 p.m. He said he later went to Truman to pick up Lind, arriving about midnight.

Colby became upset when he began talking about Lind speaking with her ex-boyfriends. He identified the man as one of the ex-boyfriends. He denied assaulting him.

At 8:04 p.m. Aug. 23, the deputy spoke with Lind, who said she understood her rights. Lind admitted to assisting the Becks in getting the man into the car for the purpose of the Becks confronting him. She admitted she knew there was a knife involved, and said she believed the driver was also involved in the plan.

The deputy later spoke with the driver, who admitted she drove the vehicle in question. She denied having any knowledge of the plan to assault the man.