He stabbed 3 people in downtown Kalamazoo in 1 night. He will now spend 35 years in prison.

KALAMAZOO, MI — A man who slit the throats of two strangers, stabbed a third and punched a fourth in the face in one night is headed to prison for at least 35 years.

William Sylvester Richardson, 35, of Schoolcraft, pleaded no contest on Feb. 2 to three counts of assault with intent to murder for a downtown Kalamazoo stabbing spree in September 2024 that sent three people to the hospital.

He also pleaded no contest to aggravated assault for punching another individual that same evening — a woman who was visiting from North Carolina for work…

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