D.C. man gets 17 years for killing neighbor over dog

By Scott McCabe

Published May 29, 2013 4:00am ET

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D.C. man gets 17 years for killing neighbor over dog — A 57-year-old District of Columbia man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing a neighbor during an argument over the victim’s dog. Ellsworth Colbert was found guilty in January of manslaughter while armed. According to prosecutors, Colbert emerged from his home in the 3500 block of Pope Street SE in March 2012 […]

A 57-year-old District of Columbia man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing a neighbor during an argument over the victim’s dog.

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