Prosecutors allege Ariel Colon Jr. tried to kill a woman in August in Pottsville and his trial on charges stemming from that incident highlights the February criminal court term that began Monday.

Colon, 34, of Pottsville, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing instrument of crime, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault.His case is one of 11 jury trials that are scheduled for the two-week February criminal court term, according to Deputy Court Administrator John Richmond.Pottsville police allege Colon cut the throat of Kelly Krasnitsky in the early morning hours of Aug. 23, 2014, inside a van in the city.Police said Krasnitsky had to be taken to Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street for treatment, receiving 13 sutures for a 5-inch cut. Police said hospital staff members called them about Krasnitsky's injuries.Assistant District Attorney Robert I. Lipkin will prosecute Colon, who will be defended by Assistant Public Defender Andrea L. Thompson. Since Lipkin will be trying another case, the starting date for Colon's trial has not been set. Colon's case also has not yet been assigned to a judge.The case Lipkin is trying today before Judge Jacqueline L. Russell involves four defendants Haroun A. Elhudi, 37, address not known; Loron Irving, 41, of Pottsville; Daniel Lopez Jr., 24, of Minersville; and Brent E. Newman, 29, of Shenandoah. District Attorney Christine A. Holman said Friday that the case involves an alleged conspiracy to break into a building in July 2014 in Pottsville.Holman also said there were 67 cases originally on the trial list, but that guilty pleas by many of the defendants cut into that number."We do our best to try to have these pleas submitted in advance before jurors are called in," Holman said. "We are cognizant of everybody's time."Distributed by Tribune Content Agency LLC