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A man involved in a fatal stabbing will spend six years in prison.
Joseph T. Harper, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the March death of Michael “Mickey” Lyng.
Lyng, 19, stepped into a fight between Harper and another man before Harper stabbed him March 3.
Harper was sentenced to 75 months in prison and three years of probation in a plea deal approved by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Annette Plese.
Harper originally was charged with second-degree murder along with his brother, Christopher R. Harper, 28; and Robert T. Waters, 28.
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Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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