CENTRAL ISLIP MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER

(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Paul Albinagorta, 34, of Central Islip, was indicted for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, for allegedly stabbing his co-worker on the job. 

“This defendant allegedly committed a shocking act of workplace violence, attacking an unsuspecting worker from behind during a routine moment of food preparation,” said District Attorney Tierney. “My office will work diligently to ensure that the victim and public are protected from further violence.” 

According to the investigation, on November 24, 2024, at about 11:00 a.m., Albinagorta, an employee of Gino’s of Nesconset, allegedly stabbed a co-worker with a hunting knife as the employee was preparing a pizza. Albinagorta allegedly approached the co-worker from behind and without warning stabbed him in his side multiple times. The defendant then allegedly chased the victim and several other co-workers out of the store while threatening them. Albinagorta was arrested at the scene. Suffolk Police officers recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack along with a sheath for the knife. The victim was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital and underwent emergency surgery for his injuries. An investigation revealed that the night prior to the attack, Albinagorta went to the Walmart in Islandia and purchased the knife allegedly used for the attack. 
 

On December 5, 2024, Albinagorta was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei for the following charges:
•    One count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a Class B violent felony;
•    One count of Assault in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony;
•    One count of Assault in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony; and
•    One count of Menacing in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.

Justice Mazzei ordered Albinagorta be held on $250,000 cash, $500,000 bond, or $2,500,000 partially secured bond, during the pendency of the case. Albinagorta is due back in court on January 7, 2025, and faces 25 years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by Ira Weissman, Esq.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Kieran R. Rogers of the Major Crime Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Marissa Demeo of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Fourth Squad. 

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