RENO COUNTY— A Kansas man who waived his preliminary hearing in the fatal stabbing of a Hutchinson man was sentenced Friday to 7-years and six months in prison.

Kevin Wayne Ginn Jr., 34, was convicted in the stabbing death of 24-year-old Deshamus Diron Luckey during a large disturbance just after 2 a.m. New Years Day in the area of 8th and Madison Street in Hutchinson.

He was originally charged with voluntary manslaughter, but in March, the state amended the complaint to second-degree murder and added counts of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery.

Ginn entered a plea to one count of involuntary manslaughter with the other charges dropped as part of the agreement.