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Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Attempted Murder | Charlotte News
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Fifty-nine-year-old Jonathan Leslie Blackburn faces up to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and kidnapping. The violent incident, which occurred on May 17 last year, saw Blackburn dragging a bloodied woman outside a home — both covered in blood — and later confessing to stabbing her while claiming self-defense. Despite her barely conscious state, the victim identified him as the attacker. Bodycam footage and his own admissions sealed his fate, with Blackburn now headed to North Carolina’s adult prison system — a chilling case of how quickly violence spirals out of control.
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