A Florida man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally stabbing one woman and wounding another.
A local newspaper reports that Chad Richard Hurst, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder as part of a deal with prosecutors. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and faced a possible death sentence.
Authorities said Hurst had arranged to meet the two women at a Jacksonville hotel in October 2014 after meeting them online. He stabbed them, and one woman pulled a fire alarm to attract help.
Hurst fled the scene, but investigators were able to track him by using cellphone records.
Officials said 28-year-old Jennalee Miles died at the scene, but the other woman survived and helped identify Hurst.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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