A plea deal is sending a Chenango County man to prison for five years for stabbing a man at his home in Smithville last year.

30 year old Kyle Whitfield pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter for the death of 33 year old James Button of Greene.

Chenango County prosecutors said they believed facts surrounding the case indicated that Whitfield’s claims of acting in self-defense may have been viable.

Whitfield had originally been charged with murder.

In addition to the jail time, Whitfield has been sentenced to five years probation upon release.

 

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