BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 52-year-old man pleaded no contest Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of a man at a Bakersfield motel.
David Nutt was facing a charge of first-degree murder before the plea bargain was reached. He agreed to enter the no-contest plea in exchange for a 17-year prison term.
Nutt was arrested in the May 18 slaying of Moses Lee Campbell, 47, at La Mirage Motel. A witness told police the stabbing occurred just outside a room as Campbell leaned against a railing.
Campbell suffered a stab wound to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene, police reports say.
Nutt was taken into custody without incident about 30 minutes later, reports say. A large kitchen knife was found on a roof near the motel, according to the reports.
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