Arrests are being made due to the horrible death of Anthony Collao; one suspect in particular bragged about the murder on his Facebook! Here's more:
Calvin Pietri, 17, of Woodhaven, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with manslaughter in the weekend beatdown of Anthony Collao, 18.I tried to find Calvin's FB, but the statement(s) were removed. I'm hoping to see the statements for myself. The other suspects, as you can see, are kids... Just kids. What is really going on when our kids are acting out this way and possibly ruining their lives forever? This is a lot to take in.
Police first busted him for a hate crime, but prosecutors later said the bias enhancement was still under review. Pietri was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bail after his arraignment Wednesday night.
The victim was chased from a birthday party in Woodhaven early Saturday. Police said the teen was stomped and beaten with a pipe. Collao, who hoped to one day work in the family ice cream business, died at Jamaica Hospital on Monday.
The other suspects - Alex Velez, 16, and Nolis Ogando, Christopher Lozada and Luis Tabales, all 17 - were arrested shortly after the incident and charged with manslaughter.
3 comments:
And why exactly are the charges JUST manslaughter. I think if you are beating someone with a pipe and stomping them, the intent IS to kill them.
This is just so upsetting on so many levels. There is a young man dead, and the lives of at least 5 young men that will now be marked by an incident of stupidity and bigotry. Now I ask, where are the parents and their family values when these children should have learned violence of any kind is intolerable.
What's shocking to me is I've heard nothing of this incident on any local news here.
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