Evansville teen sentenced to 20 years for throat slashing

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana judge has sentenced an 18-year-old Evansville woman to 20 years in prison for cutting a man's throat with a box cutter.

Vanderburgh Circuit Court Magistrate Kelli Fink sentenced Claudia DeTalente on Tuesday. The sentenced was part of a plea deal.

The Evansville Courier and Press reports (http://bit.ly/1yAal9c ) that DeTalente barely spoke during the hearing and was visibly tearful. DeTalente pleaded guilty in October to attempted murder. She was 17-years-old when she was arrested in June after authorities said she slashed Quaevion Emerson's throat while he slept.

Defense attorney Heather Burton says the attack happened due to distress about a romantic relationship.

DeTalente will be eligible for parole from the Indiana Department of Correction in a little less than a decade.

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Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, http://www.courierpress.com