Homeless man gets 30 years after fatally stabbing man for more than seven minutes

A homeless Kansas City man pleaded guilty Monday in the fatal November 2017 stabbing of Roderick Browning-Torrence, 51, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.

Sonny R. Scott, 41, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

Police were called on Nov. 14 to Hector’s Car Wash at 820 Prospect Avenue, where they found Browning-Torrence with multiple life-threatening stab wounds, including bleeding from his brain.

Surveillance footage reviewed by police shortly after showed Scott stabbing Browning-Torrence in his head and torso for more than seven minutes. He remained in critical condition for two days before dying from his injuries.

A witness told police he had seen Scott, a frequent loiterer on the property, leaving the crime scene. Police quickly found Scott in an abandoned building and arrested him.

This story was originally published March 25, 2019 at 10:44 PM.