Man gets nearly 7 years for punch that lead to victim’s death

A man was sentenced to nearly seven years(80 months) in connection with an assault that caused the victim to die days later.

Coby Levan Richardson, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in October. As part of the plea agreement, counts of second-degree murder, threats of violence and fifth-degree assault were dismissed at sentencing. He was given credit for 296 days already served.

Minneapolis officers responded to an assault on the 2500 block of Lyndale Avenue South on Feb. 15. They found an unconscious man in the parking lot…

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