A Riverton man who admitted to stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s new man was sentenced to between one and 15 years in jail on Might 16. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
A Riverton man who admitted to stabbing his ex-girlfriend's new man will spend between one and 15 years in jail after he was sentenced on Might 16.
Ismael Castro, 44, pleaded responsible to tried homicide, a second-degree felony, on March 6. He stated on April 25, 2021, he was defending himself and "took it too far" by trying to kill the opposite man.
"I used to be not justified," Castro stated in his plea assertion.
In line with charging paperwork, he went to his former girlfriend's residence, the place she was engaged on a automotive together with her boyfriend. Castro then pushed the boyfriend with out saying something to provoke a combat.
The boyfriend, costs state, put Castro in a headlock after which tried to deescalate the scenario and go away the world, however Castro continued to behave aggressively. He attacked the boyfriend with a knife earlier than he ran away from the scene.
The costs stated that whereas Castro stabbed the sufferer, he shouted "now no one will get what they need."
The sufferer had a collapsed lung and a minor minimize to his liver.
On the sentencing, each the sufferer and Castro spoke to third District Choose Linda Jones earlier than she sentenced Castro to jail.
The tried homicide cost was initially a first-degree felony, however it was amended to a second-degree felony as a part of a plea deal.