Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Man sentenced to 20 years in 2009 Pelham stabbing death


By Associated Press
PELHAM, Alabama -- A 36-year-old Pelham man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the fatal March 10, 2009 stabbing of Wendy Louise Starnes, according to officials with the Shelby County Circuit Court.
 
Juan Ramirez is in the custody of the Shelby County Jail, according to the jail log.
 
Ramirez was charged with murder in the death of Starnes, a 33-year-old Montevallo woman who was slain at a home in the 100 block of Oliver Street in Pelham.
 
Pelham police responded to a medical call at the home and found Starnes dead. Ramirez was hospitalized with injuries. Police have said the stabbing stemmed from a domestic dispute.
 
A jury in June convicted Ramirez of manslaughter

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