A 23-year-old Goshen man who pleaded guilty, but mentally ill, after stabbing a man to death has learned his fate.

Wayne Bontrager, 73, died in March of 2022, weeks after prosecutors say Samuel Byfield stabbed the car dealer multiple times after the two got into an altercation during a vehicle test drive.

Investigators found the injured man after the car crashed in the area of County Road 26 and County Road 22.

The Goshen News reports that during proceedings, Byfield initially asked to withdraw his guilty plea but the judge said no.

Bontrager’s widow was among the victim’s loved ones who spoke — and talked about how much she missed her husband — and how she prays that Byfield will eventually find God.