A man convicted of stabbing a 70-year-old man in Pittsburgh has received his sentence.
A judge sentenced Jasper J. Hillard, 25, of Oaklyn, NJ, to five to 15 years in prison.
Judge Edward J. Borkowski found Hilliard guilty of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, burglary, possessing an instrument of crime and resisting arrest in June.
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Hilliard was charged in June 2023 after police found a 70-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to his neck in Shadyside.
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Investigators said he then broke into a nearby home, covered in blood. He changed into a clean shirt in front of two witnesses who were still inside the house. Police arrested him in the driveway.
Another witness provided police with video of the stabbing, which appeared to catch Hilliard in the act.
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