FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A California man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the deadly stabbing of a transgender woman.
The Fresno Bee reports Richard Joseph Lopez was sentenced Wednesday in Fresno County Superior Court after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter.
Lopez stabbed 66-year-old Kenton Craig Haggard in her throat on a Fresno street in 2015.
The attack was captured on surveillance video. It shows a silver SUV approach Haggard, who then staggers away and later collapses.
Police found her slumped against a sidewalk pole.
Her brother, Gerald Clarke Haggard, says he’s pleased that the “violent man without a conscience” is behind bars.
Lopez could be eligible for parole in 17 years.
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Information from: The Fresno Bee, http://www.fresnobee.com
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