Crime & Safety
19-Year-Old Indicted in West Nyack Roommate Killing
Dylan Lentini is accused of stabbing to death 66-year-old Michael Wimbert.
A Rockland County grand jury has indicted Dylan Lentini, 19, on second-degree murder and related charges in connection with last week’s stabbing death of West Nyack resident Michael Wimbert, 66.
Lentini, a homeless teen who had lived at Covenant House in Manhattan, answered Wimbert’s ad for a roommate in late November before he is alleged to have killed him on Dec. 1.
The Journal News reports that Lentini could be arraigned this week. He was initially charged by Clarkstown Police, but the case is being kicked up to a higher court.
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According to police, the two did not know each other before Lentini answered the roommate ad, but the circumstances surrounding what led to the killing are still being investigated and have not yet been disclosed.
Click here to read the full story on The Journal News website.
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Photo: Dylan Lentini. Photo credit: Clarkstown police
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