A Colombian nationalist plead guilty today for senselessly stabbed an innocent man to death and seriously injured another.
Francisco Uribe, 48, was moments away from going to trial in Queens Supreme court when he plead guilty for knifing Robinson Lopez outside of the Blue Lounge in Jackson Heights on Feb 4, 2007.
Uribe was facing up to 50 years in prison for murder, attempted murder and other charges, but instead he plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter and will be sentenced to 18 years in prison on Feb 5.
“Carlos and I went to a bar to drink, we stabbed two people, I stabbed one and Carlos stabbed the other, Carlos used one knife and I used another one,” said Uribe through a Spanish interpreter as Assistant District Attorney Debra Pomodore asked the fugitive several questions to satisfy the plea bargain.
“What’s Carlos’ last name?” asked Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth C. Holder.
“Sanchez,” he replied.
The co-horts fled the bloody scene on Roosevelt Avenue and 82nd Street in a BMW.
Sanchez, 34, was arrested later that day while Uribe jumped the boarder to Columbia and was returned to Queens in June 2010.
Uribe also admitted that he didn’t know his victim.
Lopez, 34 of Rego Park, was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital were he was pronounced dead.
The other victim survived the attack.
“If this case went to trial, we would have called the Medical Examiner who did the autopsy of Robinson Lopez which concluded that he died from two stab wounds to the chest…which resulted in his death,” said Pomodore.
Sanchez’s case is still pending.