Overview
- The 17-year-old, whose name is being withheld because of his age, pleaded not guilty at his Central Islip arraignment in District Youth Court.
- Prosecutors said they will seek to move the case to criminal court, where a conviction on second-degree murder could carry 25 years to life.
- In court, prosecutors described video showing the suspect shouting from outside the home, a struggle after Liam Delemo tackled him, and multiple stab wounds that led to Delemo’s death during surgery at Good Samaritan.
- Detectives executed a search warrant at the suspect’s home and recovered clothing and two knives, and a friend was charged with hindering prosecution after the pair fled, crashed into a parked car and later took an Uber.
- The homeowner, Bonnie Miranda, 70, was previously charged under Suffolk County’s social host law and with child endangerment, and police continue to seek tips from attendees of the 90–100-teen gathering.