VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Port Orange man was sentenced Monday to spend decades in prison for the fatal stabbing of another man last year.
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After a two-day trial at the end of March, a Volusia County jury found 31-year-old Donald Perryman III guilty of manslaughter with a weapon, a first-degree felony.
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According to court documents, Perryman stabbed 53-year-old Kenneth Pitti on March 27, 2022 after an altercation between the two men at Perryman’s home on Leslie Drive.
UPDATE: At the conclusion of a hearing this morning, Donald Perryman III was sentenced to 30 years in Florida State Prison, which is the maximum he could receive. At the end of March, a Volusia County Jury found the defendant guilty of Manslaughter with a Weapon. https://t.co/NeXdYyLS9s
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When police arrived on the scene, they say Perryman was still providing first aid to Pitti himself.
Pitti was taken to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach and later died there.
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According to a report from the day of the incident, Perryman initially said he stabbed Pitti in self-defense, but witness statements and other evidence at the scene contradicted his claim.
After a penalty hearing Monday morning, the judge presiding over the case sentenced Perryman to 30 years in Florida State Prison, the maximum he could receive.
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