Baptism Party Brawl: Why Did Yasmani Ramirez Stab A Man During Religious Celebration?

A California man was sentenced to a year in jail for stabbing a fellow party-goer at a baptism celebration according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Yasmani Ramirez, 26, pleaded no contest and was ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution to the victim of the incident. The case was resolved during a pretrial conference rather than trial as Ramirez pushed for a quick prosecution and end to the incident. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised probation.

The stabbing occurred in November 2012 during a baptism party at the Highland Community Center in Redwood City, Calif. A man, also in his 20s, touched Ramirez's wife on her back and asked her to dance. This resulted in an argument between Ramirez and the man. As the argument escalated, other party-goers proceeded to get involved with the fight, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Ramirez proceeded to pull out a knife and stabbed the unnamed man in the stomach once and cut him several times on his arms as the victim tried to shield his face, police officials said. The stabbed victim originally thought that he was punched in the stomach before he realized his abdomen was cut open. The victim was prepared to testify against Ramirez if the case went to trial.

"These are relatively young people -- testosterone is still running rampant in them," said Wagstaffe. "It turned into a couple of wild male elk in mating season locking horns -- except for one, the horns were a knife."

Ramirez, a resident of Redwood City, was sentenced to 364 days in prison. He is being held on $25,000 bail, but he is not eligible to post that bail due to his undocumented status. He is a citizen of Mexico.

According to ABC News, immigration officials have placed a hold on Ramirez and proceedings for possible deportation can begin as soon as Ramirez is released after his sentence is over.