Detective: Accused LI Teen Admitted Stabbing Immigrant

Yesterday the lead detective investigating the death of Marcelo Lucero testified that then-18-year-old Jeffrey Conroy signed a statement saying he'd stabbed the Ecuadorean immigrant. Det. John McLeer questioned the teen just hours after the crime occurred in 2008, reports the Times, and is expected to be the last witness to take the stand in the Long Island hate crime case. He's the third person to claim that Conroy stated he stabbed 37-year-old Lucero, after going out with friends looking for Hispanics to terrorize. A lawyer for the boy—who's pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder as a hate crime and first-degree manslaughter—claimed he told friends the stabbing was an accident. To that the detective responded, "I believe a person's actions speak their intent."

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By Sabrina Jaszi in News on April 6, 2010 2:13 PM

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horseplay

He's white, there is no way he committed a crime

horseplay

How dare you call this kid a racist!! He was influenced by the black. Why are you admitting to something a white person did? He's one of us

Gotham Extremist

YEah, he hangs with spanish and balck people, and his pants are always half way down his ass. He's one of the homies.

Gotham Extremist

Enough with pictures of this kid already, you guys have a fetish with racist hotties or somthin?

retrovertigo

he is not hot, there's too much hatred in his eyes.

horseplay

I dont get it! What did these kids do that was so wrong? This kid is white, and *white people dont committ crimes*. Im sure these kids were just under alil stress. Blame that heavy metal music they listen to because there is no way these kids are responsible. I think it was some black kids that did it and just framed these wonderful outstanding citizens.