NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A homeless man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in the fatal stabbing of a Rockland County man he met through a Craigslist advertisement for a roommate.
The Journal News says (https://lohud.us/2fJ8EyE ) Dylan Lentini was sentenced on Tuesday after being convicted of murder in the slaying of 66-year-old Michael Wimbert in December 2015.
Police say Lentini took a train from a Manhattan homeless shelter to meet Wimbert and stayed in his West Nyack apartment. Wimbert was found stabbed to death several days later.
The 20-year-old Lentini claimed he stabbed the retired teacher in self-defense.
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Information from: The Journal News, https://www.lohud.com
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