(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Sutter County Court, 29-year-old Anthony Teglia has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison, for the “alcohol fueled stabbing death of his friend, Cody Stratton on February 17th” according to a D.A. press release.

In exchange for the original murder charge being dropped, Teglia agreed to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter with an enhancement for use of a deadly weapon. He also pled guilty to the attempted murder of another friend, Jaylon Deas, with an enhancement for inflicting great bodily injury, as well as felony vehicle theft, two felony counts of making criminal threats, felony reckless evading a peace officer and DUI.