Nathaniel Shimmel from Palm Coast, Florida was sentenced to 50 years in prison
The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday after initially facing a first-degree murder charge
Shimmel admitted to fatally stabbing his mother Michele Shimmel, 60, during an argument in their kitchen on August 23, 2017
He told detectives his mother had confronted him about why he was not looking for a job and threatened to kick him out of the house
Shimmel said he then panicked and grabbed a kitchen knife off the counter
He admitted to stabbing his mom in the throat and multiple times in the chest, before finally putting the knife in her back
Palm Coast man sentenced to 50 years for stabbing mom to death
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PALM COAST, Fla. – A Florida man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday for stabbing his mother to death after he got angry when she threatened to kick him out of the house.
Nathaniel Shimmel, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday after facing a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of life in prison.
On Aug. 23, 2017, Shimmel called 911 and initially said a robber had attacked her, but later confessed to the crime describing the events in vivid detail. He told detectives Michele Shimmel confronted him at their home in Palm Coast, Florida, and asked why he was not looking for a job.
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2020/12/17 02:28 PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) A Florida man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday for stabbing his mother to death after he got angry when she threatened to kick him out of the house. Nathaniel Shimmel, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Wednesday after facing a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of life in prison. On Aug. 23, 2017, Shimmel called 911 and initially said a robber had attacked her, but later confessed to the crime describing the events in vivid detail. He told detectives Michele Shimmel confronted him at their home in Palm Coast, Florida, and asked why he was not looking for a job.