MURRIETA – A convicted felon who stabbed an acquaintance during a Temecula birthday party was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 22, to five years in state prison.
Stephanie Nicole Federico, 26, of Murrieta pleaded guilty in August to assault with a deadly weapon resulting in great bodily injury.
In exchange for her admission, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office dropped attempted murder and making criminal threats charges against Federico.
Superior Court Judge Kelly Hansen certified the terms of the plea agreement and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Jon Wade, on the night of Jan. 30, 2014, Federico crashed a birthday party at a restaurant in the 41500 block of Margarita Road.
The victim, identified in court documents only as a 28-year-old woman, was gathered there with friends, and Federico confronted her, Wade said.
Federico was incensed over a prior encounter with the woman, though Wade did not specify the circumstances.
The victim was stabbed several times, but none of the wounds were life-threatening, according to sheriff’s investigators.
By the time deputies arrived, Federico had fled. A description of her was radioed to other deputies in the area, and a patrol unit spotted Federico running away, Wade said. A deputy quickly apprehended her without incident.
According to court records, Federico has a prior conviction for illegal possession of an incendiary device.
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