Athens man gets 25 years for stabbing, killing man during drunken brawl
An Athens man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing another man during a drunken fight in 2017, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Rico Tayaassa Mitts, 42, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony, the newspaper reported.
He was initially charged with malice and felony murder in the stabbing death of Albert Darnell Brown. The 37-year-old Athens man was fatally stabbed in the chest in September 2017, AJC.com previously reported.
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Athens police say Brown got into a fight with Mitts near Merlin Drive. Mitts ran away from the scene, but he was arrested nearby, police said.
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