Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Mercer County in stabbing attack
by AP
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Eric Bent, 32, appeared before Mercer Circuit Court Judge William Sadler on Monday and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, malicious assault and unlawful assault. (West Virginia Regional Jail){p}{/p}
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) —
A man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a stabbing attack at a Southern West Virginia home that left one man dead and three others injured.
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The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported Eric Bent, 32, appeared before Mercer Circuit Court Judge William Sadler on Monday and also pleaded guilty to malicious assault and unlawful assault.
Prosecuting Attorney Brian Cochran said Bent and others were using methamphetamine at the home on the day the attack occurred. Defense attorney Derrick Lefler said at the hearing that Bent had no specific recollection of the events.
Sentencing was scheduled for July.
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