A North Bellmore man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the March 2023 stabbing of a 21-year-old stranger during a St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl celebration.
On March 4, 2023, the victim along with several friends attended an event called “LepreCon,” a St. Patrick’s Day bar crawl on Main Street in Farmingdale. The four friends decided to end their night at The Dominican Restaurant 4 at 305 Main Street with drinks and food. They met more friends at the restaurant, including a mother, father, and their two daughters, aged 21 and 15. The family had been out celebrating a birthday.
At approximately 1:50 a.m. on March 5, 2023, Carpio and a friend entered the restaurant. He approached the 15-year-old girl, grabbed her arm, and made advances on her. An argument ensued between the girl’s father and Carpio, and Carpio punched the man in the throat. The group of friends pushed the defendant back and attempted to get him to leave. Carpio then punched the victim in the face.
The victim, his friends, and the restaurant’s security personnel then pushed Carpio out of the restaurant, and he fell to the sidewalk.
During a scrum with multiple individuals outside, Carpio pulled out a knife. He was knocked to the ground by one of the victim’s friends, got up with the knife in his hand and began pursuing the victim, despite the victim backing away with his palms up in front of him.
Carpio’s friend then punched the victim in the back of the head from behind and, moments later, Carpio grabbed the victim’s shirt collar and swung his knife, stabbing the young man twice in the upper left rib cage. As he stabbed the victim with the three-and-a-half-inch blade, Carpio said, “I just stabbed you, b-tch.”
The victim was taken to Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) with a collapsed lung, punctured spleen and diaphragm, and a fractured rib. Immediate medical intervention was necessary to save the victim’s life.
Carpio, 36, was arrested in Farmingdale on March 5, 2023, by members of the Nassau County Police Department. He was convicted by a jury on June 4, 2024, after a trial before Judge Robert A. Schwartz of first-degree assault (a Class B violent felony) and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a Class A misdemeanor). Carpio was acquitted of second-degree attempted murder (a Class B violent felony) and two counts of third-degree attempted assault (a Class B misdemeanor).
Carpio was sentenced on August 9, 2024 to 10 years in prison. The Nassau DA’s Office recommended a sentence of 20 years in prison.
“Martin Carpio instigated an argument with strangers, escalated to physical violence, and targeted his rage at a 21-year-old young man when he twice plunged a three-and-a-half-inch blade into the victim’s chest,” said DA Donnelly. “The extensive injuries this defendant so viciously caused nearly cost the young man his life. Instead of recognizing the magnitude of what he had done, Carpio gloated and reveled in his cruelty after the stabbing. Today’s lengthy prison sentence holds the defendant accountable for the suffering that he caused this victim and his loved ones.”
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