FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A Fresno man convicted of stabbing another man to death outside a Carl’s Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to 51 years to life in state prison.
Ashton Henry Dejean III, 44, of Fresno, was sentenced Oct. 28, 2026, for the first-degree murder of Manuel Lopez Jr., 45, of Fresno. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Monica Diaz imposed the sentence following a jury’s guilty verdict and a true finding that Dejean personally used a deadly weapon during the murder.
The verdict and finding were returned July 27, 2026…