Carlos Maurice Dupree pleads guilty over death of daughter's boyfriend Garcia Eugene Bannister

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A Jacksonville man accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge to avoid a life sentence.

As part of a deal with Duval County prosecutors, 41-year-old Carlos Maurice Dupree pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter with a weapon. He was set to go on trial this week for second-degree murder.

Authorities say Dupree confronted 18-year-old Garcia Eugene Bannister in March 2012 because Dupree felt the younger man was disrespecting him.

Witnesses say Dupree punched Bannister and then stabbed him with a butcher knife in the abdomen.

The Florida Times-Union ( http://bit.ly/144erXs ) reports Dupree's sentencing is scheduled for April.

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Information from: The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, http://www.jacksonville.com