SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 38-year-old man was sentenced Jan. 31 to 15 years to life in prison for the beating death of his friend, a drummer for the local punk rock band Knightenders, in Anaheim.
Arthur Fenwick Williams of Santa Ana pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to second-degree murder in the July 20, 2019 killing of 48-year-old David Patrick McCabe of Dana Point in the 1500 block of West Center Street, according to court records. Mr. Williams, who was about to go on trial for the murder when he entered his plea, was given credit for 1,653 days behind bars awaiting trial.