Daniel Kempton receives sentence for 2021 stabbing death

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Pender County man has received his sentence for a 2021 stabbing death.
Daniel Kempton will spend seven to nine years (84-113 months) in prison.
The sentence was announced Thursday morning, after Kempton was found guilty on Wednesday of Voluntary Manslaughter for the fatal stabbing of Edward Hicks.