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FAYETTEVILLE -- A man pleaded guilty Thursday to stabbing to death a man described as a good Samaritan. Cantrell Graydon stabbed David Allen , 25, at least 10 times early Oct . 24, 2015 at the Stadium Apartments, 1069 Olympic Place. Allen died later at a hospital. Graydon was arrested later on the day of the stabbing. He was charged with capital murder. The 33-year-old Fayetteville man stood before Washington County Circuit Judge Mark Lindsay in a nearly empty courtroom and pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors. [ EMAIL UPDATES : Get free breaking news updates and daily newsletters with top headlines delivered to your inbox] In exchange for his plea, Graydon was sentenced to 35 years at the Arkansas Department of Correction. He will have to serve about 24 years or 70 percent of his sentence, before becoming eligible for parole. He was given credit for 662 days of jail time served . First-degree murder is punishable by 10 to 40 years or life in prison. Capital murder is punis...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A man pleaded guilty this morning to stabbing a family member to death two years ago. Cantrell A. Graydon, 33, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder before Judge Mark Lindsay in Washington County Circuit Court . [ EMAIL UPDATES : Get free breaking news updates and daily newsletters with top headlines delivered to your inbox] Graydon stabbed David Allen, 25, multiple times during a fight Oct. 24, 2015, at the Stadium Apartments on Olympic Place. Allen died later at a hospital. Graydon was arrested later the same day. He was charged with capital murder, which is punishable by life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. In exchange for his plea, Graydon was sentenced to 35 years at the Arkansas Department of Correction. NW News on 08/17/2017