Teen Pleads Guilty in Sleepy Hollow Stabbing Death
Berinzon Moronta (DOB 10/25/98) of Tarrytown, pled guilty today to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class “B” Violent Felony in the stabbing death of Tahj Robinson.
On October 9, 2015 at approximately 11:12 p.m., a 911 call reported that someone had been stabbed inside Barnhart Park in Sleepy Hollow.
When police and EMS arrived on the scene they found Robinson unresponsive on the ground, bleeding from various wounds. He was transported to Westchester Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:54 p.m. that evening.
An investigation revealed that Moronta along with several others entered the park with the express purpose of locating and injuring the victim.
Moronta approached Robinson and began stabbing the victim with a knife resulting in multiple stab wounds to the torso including wounds to the heart and lungs.
The defendant was arrested on October mb .
Moronta’s remand is continued. He will be sentenced on September 14, 2016.
The defendant faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life.
