A Philadelphia man has been sentenced in connection to a stabbing in Woodlynne, Camden County, in 2020.

Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay says 54-year-old James Dunlap will be spending the next eight years in state prison. He was sentenced on Friday in Camden County Superior Court.

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Dunlap was convicted of aggravated assault for repeatedly stabbing a Cherry Hill man who was visiting his girlfriend in Woodlynne in January 2020.

According to KYW-TV, Dunlap forced his way into a home and stabbed a 64-year-old man in the upper body, and assaulted one other person that was inside. Dunlop was arrested in Logan Township soon after.

Authorities say Dunlap must serve 85% of his sentence before he will be eligible for parole.

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