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Two Gang Members Sentenced For Beating Long Island Man To Death Because They Thought He Was Gay<\/b><\/p>\n

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Queens Supreme Court Justice Joseph Zayas has sentenced two gang members who fatally beat and stomped an 18-year-old Long Islander because they thought he was gay<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn-based Jonathan Echevarria (22) pleaded guilty last Tuesday to first-degree manslaughter and will serve 18 years in prison. Queens-based Nolis Ogando, also 22, pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree gang assault and received a sentence of eight years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I remember all too well the tragic killing of Anthony Collao in #Woodhaven<\/a>. The wheels of justice turn slowly. t.co\/8AxLknwDT3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Alex Blenkinsopp (@AlexBlenkinsopp) May 12, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Anthony Collao<\/b><\/a> was chased by a gang of six men<\/a> after he left a party in Woodhaven in March 2011. The six men<\/a> caught Collao at 12:50 a.m. Yelling slurs and brandishing weapons, the six men<\/a> threw Collao to the ground and punched, kicked and bashed him before robbing him, reports <\/span>NY Daily News<\/b><\/a>. Collao died two days later as a result of his injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Police apprehended five of the men<\/a> around fifteen minutes after the attack. The sixth defendant was arrested three months later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Three of the defendants, Calvin Pietri, Luis Tabales and Christopher Lozado were convicted in 2013 while Alex Velex pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter last April and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

Queens district attorney Richard Brown described Collao’s murder as a “brutal and unprovoked attack. The last two defendants in this case,” he added, “have now admitted their roles in this heinous attack that cost a young man<\/a> his life.”<\/span><\/p>\n

(Image via Twitter<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Two Gang Members Sentenced For Beating Long Island Man To Death Because They Thought He Was Gay<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n