Jury finds man guilty of manslaughter in stabbing death
May 6, 2021
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YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury in Yakima has found a 21-year-old man guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the death of a 55-year-old handyman in 2018.
After six hours of deliberation Wednesday, jurors acquitted Anthony Gregory Mallory of second-degree murder, but found him guilty of the lesser charge, first-degree manslaughter, the Yakima Herald reported.
Jurors also found that Mallory used a deadly weapon, a knife, when he fatally stabbed Michael Ochoa on Aug. 21, 2018. That finding will allow Yakima County Superior Court Judge Gayle Harthcock to add two years to Mallory’s sentence.