SANTA ROSA — A Santa Rosa man was sentenced to fifteen years to life for the stabbing homicide of a hashish grower, the Sonoma County District Legal professional stated on Friday.
Carlos Martinez-Carceres, 23, initially from El Salvador, received into an argument with the sufferer in November of 2019 after he arrived at his house to buy marijuana, prosecutors stated. The sufferer Howard Fast, 55, was subsequently stabbed greater than 30 occasions. His life associate discovered him lifeless on the kitchen ground.
Martinez-Carceres stole cash and narcotics earlier than fleeing Fast’s house, however a neighbor’s surveillance digicam captured him strolling away from the homicide, the DA stated. He was positioned at a relative’s house.
District Legal professional Jill Ravitch stated that Martinez-Carceres confessed to killing Fast, however stated it was in self-defense. He finally pleaded no contest to second-degree homicide.