A Sarasota woman entered a plea Tuesday and was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection to the stabbing death of a 53-year-old man after police performed a wellbeing check when the woman failed to show up to work.
Sarasota police arrested Eugenia Bright, 44, in November 2022 in connection to the suspicious death of a man who was found stabbed in a bathroom. Bright was initially charged with second-degree murder; however, she pleaded no contest to aggravated manslaughter with a deadly weapon, with a potential maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
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Bright was given credit for time served in jail, which amounted to 583 days, and she was also sentenced to three years’ probation following her prison sentence, according to court documents. The judge ordered that restitution be paid, but reserved judgment as to the amount, the court document states.