Westchester Man Who Fled To Florida After Shooting Found Guilty

YONKERS, NY — A man who fled to Florida after a shooting in Yonkers has been found guilty of murder, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced.

The shooting happened just after midnight April 30, 2016, when Anthony Burton pulled out a handgun and fired three shots at the victim, striking him in the abdomen, back and hip. The victim was found semi-conscious in the street by responding Yonkers police officers.

Transported to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx by EMS, the man remained hospitalized until June 2, 2016, when he died from his injuries.

For a time, Burton — aka David Burton aka Faseoff — was a fugitive from justice.

A Westchester Grand Jury indicted Burton last year and Yonkers police began to search for him. Burton was discovered at the Queen Mary Inn in Pensacola, Florida, where he was arrested on local charges, including contributing to the delinquency of a minor, resisting arrest, false personation and possession of a controlled substance.

Following the investigation by Yonkers Police, the Westchester County Police Warrant Squad picked up Burton in Florida.

The 39-year-old was extradited to New York Nov. 28, 2018.

Burton, formerly of Yonkers, was found guilty on three counts following a bench trial before Westchester County Court Judge Anne Minihan.

• Murder in the Second Degree, a class A violent felony
• Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, class C violent felonies.

He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 12.