Daniel Kempton receives sentence for 2021 stabbing death

Daniel Kempton has received his prison sentence (Photo Courtesy: Pender County Sheriff's Office)

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.

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