Miami man given 36 year sentence for stabbing, home invasion

A man from Miami, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 36 years in prison after stabbing a man during a burglary nearly six years ago.

The incident happened in May of 2016 when 38-year-old Brian Michael Waterman entered the home of a Baxter Springs man, stabbed him repeatedly before then dousing him with bleach.

Waterman fled the scene and was later located and apprehended hiding under a bed in Miami.

In November, a Cherokee County Jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning guilty verdicts of Attempted First Degree Murder, Aggravated Kidnapping, and Aggravated Burglary on Waterman.