Wilmington man pleads guilty in fatal stabbing of Marine Daniel Montano

Davy Spencer, 47, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and related assault charges in the fatal April 5 stabbing of 21-year-old Marine Daniel Montano in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Montano, assigned to a Marine unit at Camp Lejeune, was stabbed during a fight on North Front Street and died despite life-saving efforts; other people were also injured. Spencer was sentenced to 251 to 314 months in prison, roughly 21 to 26 years. Montano’s family and a fellow Marine delivered victim impact statements and urged the judge to impose the maximum sentence.