Tarrytown Teen Sentenced to 20 Years for Stabbing Death in Barnhart Park
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October 5, 2016
By Rick Pezzullo
A Tarrytown teen was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month after pleading guilty in late July to the 2015 stabbing death of a former Sleepy Hollow High School student in Barnhart Park in Sleepy Hollow.
Berinzon Moronta, 17, of Storm Street, pled guilty July 29 to one count of manslaughter in the first degree, a Class B violent felony, after fatally stabbing Tahj Robinson, 17, multiple times with a knife on October 9, 2015.
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According to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, an investigation revealed Moronta, along with several others, entered the park with the intent of locating and injuring Robinson.
Robinson had several stab wounds to his torso, including to the heart and lungs.
When police and EMS arrived on the scene shortly after a 911 call at 11:12 p.m., Robinson was found unresponsive on the ground. He died a short time later.