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Man sentenced for fatal stabbing of girlfriend in Patterson

01 May 2026 11:30

A man has been sentenced to prison for fatally stabbing his girlfriend behind a San Marcos business. - Ziyah Jay Patterson, 31, was found guilty in the Dec.

26, 2023, stabbing of 42-year-old Angela Marie Lanway. - The incident occurred behind a business in San Marcos.

- Patterson was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison. The case was prosecuted by the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office.

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