ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – An Ithaca man will spend 20 years to life in New York State Prison.

40-year-old Jeremiah Jordan received the sentence in Tompkins County Court on Friday in connection to the stabbing death of 38-year-old Michael Monroe that occurred along the Six Mile Creek Walk in the City of Ithaca last October. Jordan was convicted of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in July.

Jordan received 20 of the maximum 25 years to life that comes with a second-degree murder conviction, and a 16-month to four-year term for the tampering charge. The sentences will be served concurrently. The prosecution sought the maximum allowable sentence for both charges to be served consecutively.

“Under the circumstances of this brutal murder, I strongly believe that Jeremiah Jordan should have received the maximum sentence of 25 to life,” said Tompkins County District Attorney Matt Van Houten. “I was grateful that Michael Monroe’s mother and niece spoke at the sentencing hearing because the defendant needed to hear that Michael was a kind and gentle person who was loved and supported by his family. Jeremiah Jordan’s unprovoked and senseless act of violence caused Michael’s family immeasurable pain that no court proceeding can ever come close to addressing.”