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Man responsible for death of one and wounding another has charges dropped for plea deal, 20 years in prison

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man charged with fatally stabbing one man and wounding another has made a plea deal for a lesser charge.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Angelo Pedrosa pleaded no contest on Thursday to manslaughter.

Pedrosa had been charged with murder, assault and two weapons counts in the slaying of 29-year-old Peter Hardy and stabbing of Donnie Rodgers in Lincoln on Sept. 19. The other charges were dropped in exchange for Pedrosa’s plea.

Prosecutors say a fight erupted when Pedrosa went into the basement of a Lincoln house to look for a woman who owed him money for drugs. She wasn’t there, but Hardy, Rodgers and another man confronted Pedrosa.

Pedrosa faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced next month.

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