13-05-2025
Batesville man sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder
BATESVILLE, Ark. – Prosecutors said a Batesville man will serve a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his former roommate.
Court records show 41-year-old Israel Estrada Cannalte was found guilty of first-degree murder last week in the death of 43-year-old Maximo Hernandez.
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Prosecutors said Hernandez's body was found in the living room of his Batesville home by friends visiting on Dec. 26, 2023.
Reports from the Arkansas State Crime Lab state Hernandez had been stabbed more than 50 times with a knife and a screwdriver.
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Officials said the Batesville Police Department arrested Cannalte on the day Hernandez's body was discovered after a Newport hospital reported that a man, identified as Cannalte, came to the emergency room with suspicious cuts on his hands.
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