A Salem County man who admitted stabbing a restaurant worker to death nearly five years ago was sentenced to 14 years in state prison on Monday.

Sher Bahadar “Poppi” Khan, 59, was found dead behind the counter of King Fried Chicken in Salem City on Dec. 29, 2020.

A customer found Khan on the floor in a pool of blood. He had suffered stab wounds to the abdomen and back of his head.

Eugene Carr Jr., 45, of Salem City, was seen running from the East Broadway establishment and initially claimed he saw someone else stab the victim, according to prosecutors.

No weapon was recovered, but Carr was found with the blood-covered cash allegedly taken from the victim, and he later admitted to the killing, officials said.

The judge who sentenced him called the fatal stabbing an unprovoked attack.

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