Man gets minimum 8 years for stabbing Las Vegas tourist

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man who stabbed a Las Vegas tourist more than two dozen times on a city bus will serve at least eight years in prison, a judge ruled earlier this month.

Clark County District Court Judge Ron Israel sentenced Devinski Tunggadewa, 27, to an 8-to-36-year sentence as part of a plea agreement. Earlier this year, Tunggadewa agreed to the prison sentence on charges including attempted murder and battery, records said.

Video showed Tunggadewa stabbing Joseph Lopez, of California, during a ride on June 20, 2024, prosecutors said. Tunggadewa faced charges for allegedly stabbing Lopez on one bus and then stabbing two men on another bus before battering a casino employee…

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