Accused murderer pleads guilty to manslaughter

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YAKIMA, Wash.-- A man accused of stabbing another man to death in Wapato last year, pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter Monday.

Chester Johnson surrendered to police a few days after he stabbed 27-year-old Javier Garcia to death. Police say the victim got into an argument with Johnson before he was murdered.

Johnson will be sentenced tomorrow.

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