Andrew Osborne is expected to be sentenced on August 22 for the September 2022 crime
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A former Philadelphia MMA fighter has pleaded guilty to a 2022 stabbing death in Atlantic City.
On Thursday, May 30, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said via a news release that Andrew Osborne, 35, pleaded guilty to aggravated first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of Brian Wilkinson, 47, of Egg Harbor Township.
The incident occurred on September 23, 2022, when the two were in a hotel room at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
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Authorities have not released a motive for the fatal attack.
According to the release, Osborne admitted to stabbing Wilkinson to death in Wilkinson’s hotel room. After committing the crime, Osborne and his wife, who was not identified, fled back to Philadelphia.
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Detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, along with the Philadelphia Police Department, later located and arrested the attacker.
According to NewJersey.com, Osborne is a former mixed martial arts fighter.
Local radio station KYW adds that he fought in three professional MMA fights for three separate promotions between January 2012 and October 2013. Osborne’s career includes one win and two losses.
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The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office adds that Osborne will be sentenced on August 22 by Judge Bernard E. DeLury. The investigation was conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Atlantic City Police Department.
PEOPLE contacted the Ocean Casino Resort for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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