California man gets jail time for baptism party stabbing

(CBS/AP) REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A northern California man was sentenced to serve a year in jail for stabbing another man who tried to dance with his wife at a baptism celebration, prosecutors said Monday.

Yasmani Ramirez, 28, pleaded no contest and was ordered to pay about $1,000 in restitution, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Ramirez was at a baptism party in November 2012 when another man touched Ramirez's wife on her back and asked her to dance. Ramirez argued with the man and several others, which escalated into a fight.

He then pulled out a knife and stabbed the man once in the stomach and cut him several times on his arms when the victim tried to shield his face, authorities said.

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

Authorities placed a hold on Ramirez, an illegal immigrant, and they could start deportation proceedings when he is released.