Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Baton Rouge, LA: Boyfriend receives 40-year sentence for girlfriend's stabbing death

Posted: Jun 29, 2010 1:13 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 29, 2010 3:46 PM EDT

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge man was sentenced Monday in connection with his teenage girlfriend's death.

District Judge Bonnie Jackson ordered Alexander Hooks, 23, to serve 40 years in prison in the death of Bionca Brown, 17.

Hooks was convicted of manslaughter in April.

The judge handed down the maximum sentence.

Brown was found stabbed to death in her condo at the Brandywine complex on June 9, 2007.

A family member made the discovery around 4:30 a.m.

Hooks was arrested later that evening after police found him in an abandoned house.

According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Hooks had a handgun on him and lied about who he was.

Police later learned the gun was stolen.

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