Binghamton Man Convicted of Attempted Murder

6/18/2012 (Updated 11:25:26 PM)

A Binghamton man has been convicted of Attempted Murder and Assault.

Prosecutors say that Richard Wellburn used a butcher knife to stab his roomate, Jennifer Howard in the neck and upper body while she was sleeping.

The attack took place in January 2011 at their apartment on Beethoven Street.

The 56-year-old man remains in the Broome County jail awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for August.