Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend to death pleads guilty

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death has pleaded guilty to the crime.

Michaela L. Herpstreith was arrested for the stabbing death of 40-year-old Jason R. Bright.

In August 2021, Herpstreith entered a plea of guilty to Second-Degree Murder. She was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Police said they responded to 1015 E. Adams St. and found Bright with a stab wound to his chest. He later died at the hospital.

Herpstreith was arrested after she fled from the stabbing scene.

She was facing charges of First-Degree Murder, but those charges were dropped.

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