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Oklahoma resident sentenced after admitting to fatal Upper East Side stabbing
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Published Sep 26, 2024
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A 28-year-old Oklahoma resident was sentenced to 22 years to life in New York state prison for fatally stabbing a man in an Upper East Side apartment in 2020, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said on Thursday.
Alex Ray Scott pleaded guilty earlier this month to the murder of 64-year-old Kenneth Savinski. The two spent the evening together on Jan. 27, 2020, before heading to Savinski’s apartment at around 11:30 p.m., according to evidence presented in court.
Once inside, Scott began stabbing Savinski with several sharp objects, including a knife, authorities said. After the murder, Scott left the apartment wearing Savinski’s clothes and carrying several stolen credit cards, according to officials.
Scott was also previously convicted of a separate murder of another Oklahoma resident.
“Mr. Savinski’s loss not only devastated his friends and family but shocked his tight-knit community,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “Although we cannot bring Mr. Savinski back, I hope the resolution of this case offers his loved ones a sense of justice in their ongoing grief.”
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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Giulia Heyward
Giulia Heyward is a breaking news reporter on the Day-Of desk. She previously worked at NPR, as a breaking news reporter, and the New York Times, as a reporting fellow on the national desk. Her work has also appeared in CNN, The Atlantic and Politico. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or more securely on signal at 917-715-1458.
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