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St. Joseph man convicted in fatal stabbing

Eliseo Hernandez-Sebastian

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP and Post) —A St. Joseph man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a woman at a St. Joseph bar where she worked.

Eliseo Hernandez-Sebastian, 26, was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.

As previously reported, on Feb. 3, 2018, police say Hernandez-Sebastian started a disturbance at Legend’s Sports Bar and Grill and when asked to leave, he stabbed an employee, 48-year-old James B. Cleveland. Cleveland was treated and released at Mosaic Life Care.

Another employee, 38-year-old Terra M. Reents, also attempted to get Sebastian to leave the property. Sebastian stabbed Reents who later died from her injuries.

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