3 Charged in Fatal Attack on Construction Laborer
Posted By
Karen on Jun 14, 2010 10:32am PDT
Yonkers - Two men and one teenager have been arrested in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old construction laborer. He was stabbed to death in the busy New Main Street business district on May 17. Edgar N. Martin, 19, Jorge Calixito, and Alex Vazquez, 17 were arrested. All are Yonkers residents.
Detective Sgt. Patrick McCormack said all three were involved in the gang assault against construction laborer German Medina-Vazquez, but only Edgar Martin is charged with the stabbing death.
Martin is charged with second-degree murder, a felony. Vazquez and Calixito are charged with first-degree gang assault, a felony.
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