On Jan. 27, Daniel Haggart of Redmond pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with a deadly weapon enhancement in the stabbing that killed 17-year-old Cara Neil in July 2014.

The 26-year-old Haggart is now looking to serve between 219 and 319 months in prison, or about 18-26 and a half years. According to Dan Donohoe with the King County Prosecuting Attorney Office, prosecutors will recommend 269 months or almost 22 and a half years.

“The victim’s family supports the resolution in the case,” he said.

Donohoe said they will proceed with sentencing later this month. Haggart’s sentencing is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Feb. 19 — one year, seven months and one day after Neil was assaulted — in courtroom W-905 of the King County Courthouse in Seattle. Judge Mary Roberts will be presiding.

Donohoe said it is not uncommon for a case like this to have several months to more than a year pass before a resolution is found. He said it varies from case to case, but sometimes one side or the other will request a continuance.

Donohoe added that Haggart’s case was scheduled to go to trial on Monday before Haggart’s guilty plea last week.

After multiple attempts this week, the Reporter was unable to reach Haggart’s defense attorney.

Neil’s death was the result of a fight between her and Haggart, which took place on July 18, 2014, outside of Soulfood Coffeehouse at 15748 Redmond Way in downtown. As previously reported, she had been defending her friend — Haggart’s girlfriend Jennifer Fox — to Haggart, which upset him. Prior to the confrontation, he had been sending Fox text messages, threatening to kill the first person he saw if she did not come see him, reports state. Neil, who was a Redmond resident, sustained multiple stab wounds to the chest. She died on July 23, 2014.

In a previous report, Neil was described as someone who put on a tough front but genuinely cared about others — caring was even part of her name. She was also seen as a regular fixture at Soulfood. Following Neil’s death, Soulfood held an event to celebrate her life, the report states. The event was attended by more than 100 people — both those who knew her and those who didn’t know her personally.

Since her death, a memorial page was started on Facebook to honor Neil. On the Cara Neil Memorial Page, people have expressed their memories of Neil as well as how much they love and miss her.

“I think it was unique how she carried herself,” one person posted about Neil. “I’ve met tons of people and in all this time I only met one other person who was that loyal to friends, psychologically strong, and liked. She represented the good that some of us are afraid to show the world.”

Another individual posted how they were recently going through a difficult time and called to talk to Neil about the situation for her advice before realizing what they had done.

“But then as (I) sat there listening to the phone ring I (remembered) you wouldn’t answer,” the post reads. “And it felt like a thousands of bricks hit me all at once. I miss you Cara I hope you can hear me when I pray.”

In addition, Neil’s family had her organs donated, including her heart, which surgeons were able to repair and harvest for a recipient, despite the fact that it had been damaged from the stabbing, a previous report states.