A woman accused of killing her boyfriend during a domestic dispute inside a home in Maple Grove, Minnesota, has entered a guilty plea to one count of first-degree manslaughter, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.

Thirty-five-year-old Stephanie Louise Clark entered the plea Thursday. A sentencing has been scheduled for the morning of Jan. 5, 2026.

Clark was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of Don Juan Butler in March 2020, which happened during a domestic dispute . Although she was found guilty of the charge in 2021 and sentenced for it in February the following year, Clark filed an appeal, arguing that the court told the jury, for purposes of the state's self-defense law, fear of "imminent" harm also meant fear of "immediate" harm.

In March

See Full Page