Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Nevada County

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BOXES. THEY WERE FOUND. A MAN CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN NEVADA COUNTY WILL SPEND AT LEAST 25 YEARS IN PRISON. MICHAEL STEIN WAS SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE THIS WEEK. THE NEVADA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS STEIN HANDS SHELBY COMEAU, THE SECOND, TO DEATH IN OCTOBER 2020. STEIN WAS CONVICTED THREE YEARS LATER. COMEAU WAS

Man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing military veteran in Nevada County

A man was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for the 2020 murder of another man, according to the Nevada County District Attorney's Office. On October 8, 2020, Michael Stine stabbed Shelby Comeaux II to death at a property in the southern part of the county. The prosecutor's office called Stine's actions “senseless and cold-blooded” and presented the jury with cellphone audio that captured portions of the incident, as well as eyewitness accounts. “Shelby Comeaux II was tragically taken too soon,” the prosecutor’s office said. said in a statement. “He will be greatly missed by his friends, fellow veterans and family, including his sister.” The prosecutor's office said Comeaux's sister also made a statement during sentencing. Download our app.

NEVADA COUNTY, CA —

A man was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for the 2020 murder of another man, according to the Nevada County District Attorney's Office.

On October 8, 2020, Michael Stine stabbed Shelby Comeaux II to death on property in the southern part of the county.

Nevada County Sheriff's Office

Michael Stine

The prosecutor's office called Stine's actions “senseless and cold-blooded” and presented the jury with cellphone audio that captured portions of the incident, as well as eyewitness accounts.

“Shelby Comeaux II was tragically taken too soon,” the district attorney’s office said in a statement. “He will be greatly missed by his friends, fellow veterans and family, including his sister.”

The prosecutor's office said Comeaux's sister also made a statement during the sentencing.

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