MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Mason City man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man.
The Globe Gazette reports that 21-year-old Braedon Bowers was sentenced Friday in Cerro Gordo County District Court.
Bowers was found guilty in August of voluntary manslaughter. He had been charged with first-degree murder in the May 30, 2017, stabbing of 23-year-old Wraymond Todd in Mason City. Todd died five days later.
People were interested in these podcasts
Bowers has maintained that he did not intend to kill Todd. His attorneys said Bowers was acting in self-defense.
___
Information from: Globe Gazette, http://www.globegazette.com/
Please read our comment policy before commenting.