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Tarrytown Teen to be Sentenced for Stabbing Death in Park
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September 7, 2016
By Rick Pezzullo
A Tarrytown teen could face 25 years to life in prison in September 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 at Westchester Medical Center.
Moronta was arrested the following day by Westchester County Police following a joint effort with the Sleepy Hollow Police Department. He is scheduled to be sentenced on September 14.
The incident sparked community discussion and the eventual addition of a Sleepy Hollow police officer on the Sleepy Hollow High School/Middle School campus.
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