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A Teenager Killed
Queens, New York Two teen-agers told Monday how a drinking party on Sunday led to a fight between two teen-age boys, Randy Kagels and Dustin Bermudez, and ended in the stabbing death of Dustin Bermudez.
Chasity Russell, 18, of Chrisman, said Randy Kagels was very drunk Sept.10 and had been arguing with Bermudez when he climbed out of her car to confront Kagels, who then stabbed Bermudez once in the chest.
Advertisement "I saw blood right below his chest," said Russell, who testified that she had tried to step between the two teen-age boys and then saw Dustin Bermudez fall backward after he was stabbed.
Kagels faces four counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Bermudez, 17.
Several teen-agers were partying at the boat ramp that night. Russell and another teen-ager, Tricia Thomas, 17, of Westville, told how the gathering started in Westville, continued in Danville and finally ended up at the boat ramp.
Russell and Thomas said everyone was drinking alcohol and some were smoking marijuana, including Kagels and Dustin. They testified that Kagels and Dustin were getting along fine at that point.
Later, when the party moved to the boat ramp, the girls testified, Dustin Bermudez was very drunk and tried to walk down the ramp and into the icy lake, but Russell stopped him. Kagels began to say derogatory things to Bermudez about his sister, which angered Bermudez.
Dustin Bermudez, who kept falling down, according to Russell, tried to leave by walking home, but Kagels and Kent caught up with him and talked to him. Bermudez then rejoined the group but got into the back seat of Russell's car to lie down.
Russell said that at one point, Kagels told her that he would "cut" Dustin and motioned to his belt where he had a large hunting knife.
But on cross examination, public defender Doug Clark countered that Russell had told police in her statement she had not actually seen a knife; she just knew that Kagels had one on him.
Russell said Kagels continued to talk about his sister , prompting Dustin to get out of the car and go after him. Thomas, who was in the front seat of Russell's car, said she saw Kagels stab Bermudez in the chest. But on cross examination, the defense reminded jurors that she told police that it was a blur.
Both girls testified that Kagels, his girlfriend and Kent then got in their car and fled the scene as they and their two other girlfriends pleaded for them to help Dustin. Russell said they then called 911.
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YoungZa3 · Tue Aug 28, 2007 @ 04:16pm · 0 Comments |
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