JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man accused of the violent stabbing and robbery of a Jacksonville cab driver in 2014 was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
According to police, 56-year-old Kenneth Karleston Newsome hopped into a cab with another man in June of last year.
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While the cab driver was driving, Newsome asked the driver to pull over, then stabbed him in the neck with two different knives and stole $17 from him.
The victim was eventually able to jump out of the cab and run for help as Newsome fled the scene.
Newsome was given life in prison for first-degree attempted murder with a weapon. He was also sentenced to 40 years for one count of kidnapping, and another 40 years for one count of armed robbery.