PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A man is set to spend nearly two decades behind bars after pleading guilty to stabbing his wife to death in the parking lot of a store in north Phoenix.

Stephen James Dennis, 36, was sentenced last week to 18 years in prison in connection with the stabbing death of 37-year-old Aliccia Grant.

“This wasn’t just a violent crime — it was an act of betrayal carried out by someone who should have been a source of safety, not fear,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said. “There is something especially cruel about a murder that takes place within a relationship that’s intended to be built on trust. We will continue to aggressively pursue and hold violent domestic abusers accountable.”

On Sept. 9, 2024, police responded to a Home Depot at Cave Creek and Cactus ro

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