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Man gets 10 years for killing daughter's boyfriend

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of Carlos Dupree

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.A man who pleaded guilty to killing his daughter's boyfriend was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

Carlos Dupree pleaded guilty in March to a lesser charge of manslaughter with a weapon to avoid a life sentence in the death of Garcia Bannister.

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Authorities say Dupree confronted the 18-year-old in March 2012 because Dupree felt the younger man -- who was dating his daughter -- was disrespecting him.

Witnesses say Dupree punched Bannister and then went into his home, retrieved a butcher knife and stabbed him in the abdomen. Bannister was taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, where he died.


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