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The victim was driving past the defendant’s vehicle near Liverpool Street and 109th Avenue in Jamaica when Finley opened his car door and struck the other automobile.
By Forum Staff
A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for stabbing a man in the face with a broken glass bottle following a minor traffic incident in Jamaica in November 2020, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.
Robert Finley, 46, was convicted after trial last month of assault in the first degree. Late Monday, Queens Supreme Court Justice Michelle Johnson imposed the sentence of 14 years in prison to be followed by five years’ post-release supervision.
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“A minor vehicle collision should have never escalated to brutal violence by this defendant,” DA Katz said.
According to trial records, on Nov. 1, 2020, between 11:40 a.m. and 11:55 a.m., the victim was driving past the defendant’s vehicle near Liverpool Street and 109th Avenue when Finley opened his car door and struck the other automobile. The victim pulled over and stepped out of his car to inspect the damage, at which point Finley approached with a glass bottle. The defendant slammed the bottle on the victim’s head, then used shards of the broken glass to stab the victim in the cheek and mouth before fleeing the scene in his vehicle.
As a result of the attack, the victim sustained deep lacerations to his face that required approximately
150 stitches and continues to recover with visible scars.
“A minor vehicle collision should have never escalated to brutal violence by this defendant, who was found guilty of assault in the first degree following a two-week-long trial. He has now been sentenced to prison for his criminal actions,” Katz said. “I hope the victim continues to recover from the sustained injuries caused by the defendant.”
