Yuma man accused of fatal stabbing accepts plea deal
Skylar Heisey
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – A Yuma man accused of stabbing a man to death outside a Circle K has accepted a plea deal.
27-year-old Angel Witrado pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Witrado was originally charged with first-degree murder in connection to the murder of 37-year-old Justin Arviso.
Arviso was stabbed outside the Circle K near 24th Street and Avenue B in Yuma. He later died from his injuries.
Under the plea agreement, Witrado faces a presumptive sentence of 16 years in prison, with a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 25 years behind bars.
Witrado had previously undergone two competency evaluations after raising an insanity claim, both times being found competent by a doctor.
His sentencing is scheduled for May 22.