An East Bay man, Richard Lopez, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the attempted manslaughter of his girlfriend at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort. The incident occurred on September 1, 2022, when Lopez, visiting Hawaii, stabbed his girlfriend multiple times with a steak knife. He had been in custody with a $1 million bail throughout the legal proceedings and entered a guilty plea for second-degree attempted murder. The court acknowledged his mental state during the attack, leading to a mandatory minimum sentence of six years and eight months.
Richard Lopez was sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott in 2022, influenced by extreme emotional disturbance.
Lopez's stabbing incident, which occurred while he was visiting the Big Island, resulted in multiple stabbings with a steak knife on Sept. 1, 2022.
Despite entering a guilty plea for second-degree attempted murder, the court accepted that Lopez's actions stemmed from a severe emotional disturbance at the time.
Lopez was ordered to serve a mandatory minimum of six years and eight months out of his 20-year prison term as part of his sentencing.
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