NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A man was convicted for stabbing a person to death at a 2019 celebration of a baby’s christening in Queens, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday.
Antonio Martinez, 50, was convicted of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
According to the charges, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on September 29, 2019, Martinez approached 22-year-old Roque Alvarez-Montes outside of a baby christening party held in the vicinity of 98th Street and 37th Avenue in Corona.
Martinez argued with Alvarez-Montes before repeatedly stabbing him in the chest, detectives said.
"From celebrating a life, to mourning a death, this violent attack was as senseless as it was brutal. The defendant is being held to account and faces life in prison," District Attorney Katz said.
Martinez will be sentenced on December 6, and faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
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