Alamo, TX (KRGV) — An Alamo man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his roommate to death was sentenced to 40 years in prison, Hidalgo County court records show.

Christopher Lee Soto was sentenced on Oct. 21, 2026. He pleaded guilty to a murder charge on Oct. 7 in connection with the death of 38-year-old Brittany Kay Ireland.

Soto accepted a plea bargain and was initially facing a sentence of up to 99 years or life in prison.

Ireland was found dead on Oct. 30, 2023, in a mobile home at the Acacia RV & MH Park, located at 89 East Bus. 83 in Alamo.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News, officers with the Alamo Police Department responded to the mobile home in reference to a “deceased male subject” who was later identified as Soto. Soto was found unresponsive and had blood all over his clothing but still showed vital signs, the complaint added.

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Police later found his roommate, Ireland, lifeless in a bedroom in the same mobile home, with a “large open wound” in her neck. 

Officers observed blood all over the living room floor, and what appeared to be a wooden frame from a broken chair. A bloody knife was found behind the washing machine near the restroom, the complaint stated.

Police contacted Ireland’s mother — Sheila Ireland — who said she FaceTimed her daughter on Oct. 28.

“Sheila Ireland stated that Brittany had stated that she feared [Soto],” the complaint said, adding that Sheila also heard her daughter tell Soto to 'stop that' and 'it was all in his head.'”

According to the complaint, Sheila Ireland also told police her daughter said Soto had talked about "Satan" and that she saw him “run outside of their residence.”

Soto was hospitalized following the murder and was previously declared incompetent to stand trial. 

Soto is receiving 631 days of jail credit for time served.