Yonkers Man Savagely Beat His Mother's Boyfriend

YONKERS, NY — A Yonkers man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for assaulting and robbing another Yonkers resident. Shawn Weaver, 34, attacked his mother's boyfriend and beat him unconscious, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. said.

The incident took place March 16, 2018, inside a Yonkers apartment where both the victim and his girlfriend lived and where her adult son would sometimes stay. At 11:20 p.m., the victim, a man in his sixties, was counting the money from his pockets before preparing for bed. His girlfriend was already sleeping.

Weaver approached the victim and accused him of hitting or pushing his mother. The victim denied the allegation and Weaver began to beat him, first with a piece of wood from a broken piece of furniture, then with a clothing iron.

Weaver struck the victim in his side with the wood, sending him to the floor. He then punched and stomped the victim and hit him in the left eye area several times, including with the iron.
During the beating, Weaver stole about $350 from the victim’s hand.

When Police Officers arrived, they found the victim on the ground unconscious but breathing. Weaver had run away. Yonkers police arrested him a few weeks after the incident.

The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where doctors operated on his injured eye. He needed additional surgery later to correct other issues with his sight.

Shawn Weaver was found guilty by a Westchester County Jury in March.

Tuesday, Weaver was sentenced:

• Assault in the First Degree, a class B violent felony – 15 years in state prison plus 5 years post-release supervision
• Robbery in the First Degree, a class B violent felony – 15 years in state prison plus 5 years prs
• Two counts Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, class D felonies – 3.5-7 years in state prison for each count.
• He was also sentenced to one year in jail on an unrelated DWI charge.

All terms will run concurrently.

Assistant District Attorneys Craig Ascher of the Superior Court Trial Division, Michelle Calvi of the Grand Jury Bureau, and Maria Wager, Chief of the Motions Bureau, prosecuted the case.