Allentown Man Convicted in Rice and Beans Stabbing

An Allentown man has been convicted of killing his roommate during an argument over rice and beans, the Associated Press reports.

Hector Luis Gonzalez has been sentenced to the maximum term of 20 to 40 years, according to the Easton Express-Times.

Gonzalez repeatedly stabbed and slashed Ahiezer H. Padilla-Marrero, his roommate, to death during a September 28, 2013 fight. Gonzalez says he was struggling to defend himself and his two children, who were also in the apartment.

Gonzalez also says that Padilla-Marrero was choking him, according to court records.

The men began arguing when Gonzalez found that Padilla-Marrero had eaten the rice and beans that Gonzalez was planning to feed to his children.