Cynthia Christine Fletcher, 66, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Nov. 21 after stabbing a 63-year-old man to death at an apartment in the 1500 block of West Sixth Avenue in Eugene in March.

According to court documents, Fletcher initially was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of David James Valentine; however, she pleaded guilty to the lesser crime of first-degree manslaughter and unlawful use of a weapon.

According to the Eugene Police Department, officers responded to the scene of the crime around 7 p.m. on March 29, where they found Valentine dead. Fletcher was arrested at the scene. Fletcher and Valentine were living together at the time of the incident.

On Nov. 25, Fletcher was transported to the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in

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