{"id":316441,"date":"2026-05-15T01:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/316441\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T01:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:48:17","slug":"sacramento-da-man-convicted-of-second-degree-murder-in-2023-rancho-cordova-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/316441\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento DA: Man convicted of second-degree murder in 2023 Rancho Cordova stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roderick Earl Sowells has been convicted of second-degree murder for a 2023 stabbing in Rancho Cordova, facing a potential 31 years to life sentence.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 The Sacramento District Attorney’s Office has announced a man has been convicted of second-degree murder in connection with a deadly 2023 stabbing in Rancho Cordova.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A jury convicted Roderick Earl Sowells of second-degree murder and “found true the allegation that Sowells used a deadly weapon in the commission of the murder,” the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office said in a press release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The press release goes on to say that on Aug. 12, 2023, the victim and his friend were at a Folsom Boulevard light rail station, sitting on a bench, when Sowells got off the train and approached the two.<\/p>\n

A fight broke out between the victim’s friend and Sowells, before a glass bottle was thrown at Sowells, hitting him in the head.<\/p>\n

“Sowells pulled out a sharp object and challenged the victim\u2019s friend to a fight, but the friend walked away and left the area,” the press release stated. “Sowells then turned his anger toward the victim and stabbed him 18 times with the sharp object.”<\/p>\n

A witness called 911 and the victim was taken to the hospital, but they died from their injuries a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

Sowells faces a maximum sentence of 31 years to life in prison, with sentencing set for July 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

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