Rage-Filled Inmate Killed Fellow Psychiatric Center Resident

A patient at the Rockland Psychiatric Center who stomped on a fellow inmate in a rage-filled attack was convicted of manslaughter, Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece announced Tuesday.

Alias Stone, 54, violently attacked fellow Rockland Psychiatric Center patient Ronald Randolph at about 5 p.m. July 31, 2017.

Stone punched and stomped on the victim’s head numerous times, as he lay unconscious and defenseless, prosecutors said. Stone was eventually restrained by Rockland Psychiatric Center employees and removed from the room, but not before breaking free and further attacking Stone. The victim died from his injuries on Aug. 14, 2017.

“The victim in this case was killed in a violent attack," Gilleece said. "The defendant unleashed a rage-filled assault on a fellow patient, aggressively kicking and punching him, long after he fell incapacitated. As a result of this horrific crime, the defendant will be incarcerated for a long time.”

Sentencing will be on May 14. Stone, aka “Billy Pugh," faces a maximum of 25 years in state prison.

Senior Assistant District Attorney Michael Dugandzic prosecuted the case.