A 44-year-old man in Montana will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his girlfriend, fatally stabbing the 34-year-old victim in the neck and chest nearly two years ago .

Gallatin County District Judge Rienne McElyea on Tuesday ordered Christopher Brandon Foiles to serve the maximum sentence of 60 years in a state correctional facility for the 2023 slaying of Megan Ashley Stedman, court records show. McElyea handed down the sentence after Foiles reached a deal with prosecutors in October and pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree deliberate homicide.

During Tuesday's sentencing hearing, Stedman's 16-year-old daughter read an emotional victim impact statement, imploring the judge to impose the maximum sentence on Foiles.

"I've had dreams about this courtroom. I

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