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Sabrina Stevens of Clifton appeared in Mesa County Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and child abuse in the killing of her husband, Andrew Hapoff, in 2019.
Judge Matthew Barrett went through the charges with Stevens, as well as her rights before she entered her plea. The reckless manslaughter charge is a class 4 felony. It comes with a presumptive sentencing range of two to six years. The child abuse charges related to four children being present during the crime and is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Stevens told police in an interview at the time of the crime that Hapoff had strangled her on Sept. 26, 2019. Just after 9 p.m., Stevens called dispatch stating she stabbed her husband and she believed he was going to die, according to the arrest affidavit.