Montgomery man convicted in 2015 stabbing death

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - A Montgomery County jury has found Marcus Austin of Montgomery guilty of murder in the stabbing death of Diamond Bethel, District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced on Friday.

On the night of June 5, 2015, Austin, 32, stabbed Bethel 11 times while riding in a vehicle at the corner of Panama Street and Madison Avenue, Bailey said.

Witnesses said Austin attacked Bethel, 30, while the victim was trapped and unarmed in the backseat of the moving car.

Austin will be sentenced on Jan. 31, and faces 20 years to life in prison, Bailey said.

“Due to the hard work of our Violent Crime Team, the Montgomery Police Department, the witnesses and the jury, we were able to remove another violent offender from our community," Bailey said. "Our community is tired of these senseless murders and it is my hope this conviction and the sentencing will reinforce the message that there are extreme consequences to violent actions.”