Suspect Flees to Virginia, Only to Be Caught
An Islip Terrace man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for slashing a bouncer outside a Huntington bar.
On October 23, 2022, about approximately 12:40 a.m., at a bar in Huntington, Darieo St. Leger got into an argument with the bouncer who did not allow him into the bar. St. Leger then slashed the bouncer across the face, from ear to mouth, with a sharp object. The slash caused an artery in the victim’s cheek to be severed. St. Leger fled the scene after the attack.
The victim was rushed to Huntington Hospital to undergo lifesaving emergency surgery which included multiple blood transfusions. The victim had difficulty hearing out of his left ear and was unable to blink out of his left eye, so he was required to undergo an immediate second surgery to reattach a nerve ending that was severed during the attack. He also sustained a scar along the entire left side of his face.
Law enforcement discovered St. Leger had absconded to Virginia, and, with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service, he was brought back to New York and arrested at LaGuardia Airport in December 2022.
On November 28, 2023, St. Leger, 35, pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Judge Anthony S. Senft, Jr., to first-degree assault, a Class B violent felony. On August 8, 2024, Senft sentenced St. Leger to 12 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.
“The victim survived a vicious attack by this defendant just for doing his job, and he will continue to face a difficult recovery,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “This lengthy prison sentence sends a clear message that in Suffolk County, we will hold violent offenders accountable. Thank you to the Suffolk County Police Department and the United States Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force for bringing this defendant to justice.”
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