A Bayou Vista man has been sentenced to serve 60 years in prison at hard labor after accepting a plea deal in connection with the brutal stabbing death of another man in 2013. Tyler James Francis, 22, of Bayou Vista, pleaded guilty Tuesday in 16th Judicial District Court to the amended charge of armed robbery in connection with the 2013 stabbing death of Willie O. Francis, 23, also of Bayou Vista. Court records indicate no familial relation between Tyler Francis and Willie Francis. Tyler Francis was scheduled to go to trial Monday on a second-degree murder charge in the case.