Former MMA fighter admits to stabbing in Atlantic City

A former Philadelphia MMA fighter has pleaded guilty to a 2022 shooting death in Atlantic City.

On Thursday, May 30, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said via press release that Andrew Osborne, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of Brian Wilkinson, 47, of Egg Harbor Township.

The incident took place on September 23, 2022, while the two men were in a hotel room at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

Authorities have not released the motive for the fatal attack.

According to the release, Osborne admitted to stabbing Wilkinson to death in Wilkinson's hotel room. After committing the crime, Osborne and his wife, who has not been identified, fled to Philadelphia.

Detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit, along with the Philadelphia Police Department, later located and arrested the attacker.

According to NewJersey.com, Osborne is a former mixed martial arts fighter.

Local radio station KYW adds that he fought in three professional MMA bouts for three separate promotions between January 2012 and October 2013. Osborne's career includes one win and two losses.

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The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office adds that Osborne is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 22 before Judge Bernard E. DeLury. The investigation was conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department.

PEOPLE reached out to Ocean Casino Resort for comment but did not immediately receive a response.