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Man pleads guilty to murder in stabbing case
DAYTON — A man accused of stabbing an acquaintance to death on June 3 pleaded guilty Monday, Jan. 4, to one count of murder and one count of felonious assault.
Derrick R. Brooks, 50, was to go on trial next week. Second counts of murder and felonious assault were dropped. Had he been convicted of both sets of charges, they likely would have merged for sentencing purposes.
Brooks will appear before Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Mary Katherine Huffman on Jan. 20 for sentencing. Under his plea agreement, Brooks will serve 15 years to life in prison.
Brooks was arrested for the stabbing death of Darrell Murphy, 48, of Cincinnati. Murphy died at a home in the 300 block of Ashwood Avenue. Brooks was arrested several hours later when he returned to the scene.
Dayton police said a woman living at the residence regularly provided meals for homeless people. Brooks and Murphy were there when a fight broke out sometime after 1 a.m.
The two men argued, and Brooks retrieved a butcher knife from the kitchen and stabbed Murphy in the chest, police said.
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