Man Sentenced for Stabbing outside Lawrence Restaurant

0:00A 30-year-old man named Edgar Oropeza Diaz just got sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for 24 months of probation after a, stabbing outside a Lawrence restaurant. The incident went down just before 9.30 p.m. on May 12th at El Porto Mexican Cafe on Iowa Street, where Diaz and another worker got into an another worker, argument that turned violent, leaving the victim with cuts to his upper body and face. Only facing a serious aggravated battery charge, Diaz pleaded no contest back in March to a lesser felony, and pleased nabbed him later that. Night in a parked car nearby, without any hassle. The victim was cool with the plea deal and skipped the hearing, while Diaz, speaking through an interpreter, shows not to say a word in court. Prosecutors noted he's been locked up over two months on a $25,000 bond for missing a court date, and he's got an ongoing case. With immigration authorities, wrapping this chapter, but leaving some loose ends, that's your update from Kansas News today, powered by AI.