Santos Mota-Ramirez, 61, pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Simple Assault, Arson, and Causing a Catastrophe, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.
He waived his right to a pre-sentence investigation and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg to serve 20 to 40 years in state prison, officials said.
Just before 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2024, Allentown Police were called to 721 Cedar St. for a domestic dispute, authorities said. Officers found a woman with visible redness to her face and neck who reported that Mota-Ramirez had assaulted her and attempted to stab her with a knife…