CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of stabbing a 65-year-old Casa Grande woman to death.
Angel Noland Jr. was convicted by a jury earlier this year of first-degree murder after he fatally stabbed Patricia Roberson several times in 2019, according to the Pinal County Attorney's Office.
Roberson was found dead inside her Casa Grande home and Noland was caught on security cameras abandoning the victim's car in a nearby alleyway.
The day before her death, Roberson was spotted on security cameras at a hardware store with Noland, officials say.
At the time of his arrest, police said Noland was homeless and staying around the Casa Grande area.
Prosecutors say the defendant stabbed the woman more than 30 times with multiple weapons, according to the Casa Grande Dispatch.
The jury additionally convicted Noland for one count of vehicle theft. The defendant has been transferred to the Arizona Department of Corrections to serve out his life sentence.
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