Yonkers Man Arraigned in Ossining Roadside Killing

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that Joaquin Recinos Garcia, 27, of 95 Riverdale Avenue, Yonkers, New York was arraigned on a 10-count indictment charging him with:

• one count of Murder in the First Degree, a class “A-1” Felony,
• two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, class “A” Felonies,
• two counts of Robbery in the First Degree, class “B” Felonies,
• one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony,
• four counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, class “A” Misdemeanors.

At about 6:40 a.m. Aug. 24, a jogger running along Route 133 in Ossining found a decomposing body by the said of the road.

An autopsy carried out by the Westchester Medical Examiner’s Office determined that 62-year-old Luis Blanco of Yonkers had been shot in the back of the head. He had also been stabbed many times in the head, neck and torso.

A homicide investigation was carried out by the Ossining Village Police Department, the Yonkers Police Department and investigator’s from the D.A.’s Office.

Their investigation revealed that the defendant owed the victim money. Blanco was scheduled to meet with Garcia on August 19th, 2015, the day the victim went missing.

The DA alleges that Garcia, along with another man, an unindicted co- conspirator, picked up Blanco in Garcia’s Ford SUV in Yonkers on Aug. 19. Garcia told Blanco that he could not pay the money he owed him.

When Blanco threatened to inform Garcia’s employer, Garcia became angry, brandished a screwdriver and proceeded to stab the victim multiple times. The other man in the back seat of the SUV then shot Blanco once in the back of the head.

Garcia’s next court date is Dec. 8. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life without parole.

Assistant District Attorneys Lana Hochheiser and Julia Cornachio of the Superior Court Trial Division are prosecuting the case.