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(NewsNation) — The parent of a antheral who was fatally drugged and robbed by men helium met astatine a New York barroom successful 2022 is grateful his killers volition walk decades down bars.
Authorities accidental John Umberger, 33, was 1 of respective victims targeted by a radical that lured and drugged victims to summation entree to their slope accounts. Not each victims died, but the concoction that killed Umberger contained the deadly cause fentanyl.
Linda Clary said Jayqwan Hamilton and Robert DeMaio, the 2 men convicted successful her son’s execution and robbery, changeable video arsenic helium slipped distant successful a townhome. Then they wasted small clip buying luxury goods with the wealth they siphoned, she said.
“They weren’t doing it to supply for their family, they were conscionable doing it to unrecorded large, and there’s specified a callousness with however they viewed my son’s life,” Clary told “NewsNation Prime” connected Saturday.
She said she’s thankful Hamilton and DeMaio were each sentenced to 40 years to beingness successful situation for her son’s death. Now, she said, they won’t beryllium capable to harm others.
A 3rd defendant, Jacob Barroso, received a shorter condemnation of 20 years to life. Authorities accidental each 3 were liable for the fentanyl drugging decease of different man, 25-year-old Julian Ramirez, successful what was believed to beryllium a broader strategy to victimize patrons of cheery clubs successful Hell's Kitchen.
Clary said she appeared astatine the Wednesday sentencing proceeding and made a connection successful hopes of conveying “the fearfulness of what they did.” The New York Times reported 1 suspect declined to speak; different maintained his innocence, portion a 3rd offered condolences truthful rapidly that the justice asked, “Is that it?”
“When you’re dealing with radical that don’t person immoderate empathy, you can’t get idiosyncratic to understand,” Clary said. “So, that was precise achy and heartbreaking.”
