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A Newark man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for killing his roommate in a homeless shelter in 2022, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said Friday. Michael Wylie, 33, of Newark was convicted by an Essex County jury on April 4 of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses after he snuck a knife into a homeless shelter in Newark and stabbed his roommate to death, authorities said. Wylie was staying at the H.E.LP Center on Feb. 5, 2022 when officials said he brought a knife into the shelter and stabbed his roommate, Kevin Williams, in the face, neck and heart. Wy…