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18-to-life sentence in fatal 2024 East Village stabbing 
Alejandro Piedra was sentenced yesterday to 18 years to life in state prison for the fatal stabbing of Clemson Cockfield and the wounding of two others during a violent June 2024 attack in the East Village.
He beat a man in the subway while shouting gay slurs. 3 years later cops finally found him.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced last week that 26-year-old Tavaughn Thompson has been indicted for the alleged anti-gay assault of a 27-year-old person in a West Harlem subway station.
NY moves to ban 3D printers that make guns, but can it be enforced?
Bragg also defended the proposed law in a statement to the Times Union. "This new law delivers an innovative response,” Bragg said. "This measure targets the root of the issue and gives law enforcement another critical tool to enhance public safety."
Man arrested for alleged homophobic attack in Harlem subway station
A 26-year-old man has been indicted for allegedly carrying out an anti-gay attack on the 125th Street subway station in late 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on May 21.
NYC man indicted on hate crimes charges in alleged antigay beating
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg secured an indictment of a 26-year-old man on hate crime charges. The prosecution is moving forward after a years-long gap between Tavaughn Thompson, a Bronx resident, allegedly beating a man while hurling anti-gay slurs at a Harlem subway station, and his arrest earlier this year.
Man Charged In Anti-Gay Assault At Harlem Subway Station: DA
Tavaughn Thompson, 26, faces two counts of third-degree assault as a hate crime and one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree in connection with the Dec. 29, 2023, attack at the 125th Street subway station in West Harlem, prosecutors said.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office