Man sentenced to 13 years for fatally stabbing ex-roommate

A 59-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for fatally stabbing a former roommate on the East Side nearly three years ago. Barry G. Brooks pleaded guilty two weeks ago to voluntary manslaughter and burglary in the slaying of Charles W. Drisdom Jr., 58. The sentence, imposed by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge David E. Cain, was recommended by prosecuting and defense attorneys as part of a plea agreement.