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Convicted Murderer Sentenced for Stabbing

Convicted Murderer Sentenced for Stabbing - Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 8:41PM EST

Reported by: Candice Grossklaus
Tuesday, Nov 13, 2007 @08:41pm EST
STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY- A man convicted of killing a Luzerne County student has been sentenced.

Josephy Ventura was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison Tuesday.

He was convicted of murdering Penn State student Michael Donahue, 22, originally from Luzerne County.

The incident happened in February, 2006, during a fight at a bar called 'Club Love'.

Witnesses say Donahue was trying to break up the fight when he was stabbed in the chest.

Donahue died two days later.