Darieo St. Leger, age 34, of Islip Terrace, pleaded guilty to one count of assault in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
According to prosecutors, it was around 12:40 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2022, when St. Leger and the bouncer began arguing outside the Ivy Kitchen and Bar in Huntington after the bouncer refused to let him inside.
He admitted that he slashed the bouncer across his face, from ear to mouth, with a sharp object before fleeing the scene.
The bouncer was rushed to Huntington Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery for a severed artery in his cheek and received multiple blood transfusions.
He had difficulty hearing out of his left ear and was unable to blink on his left eye. He underwent a second surgery to reattach a nerve ending that was severed during the attack.
The victim now has a scar along the entire left side of his face.
St. Leger spent weeks on the run before members of the US Marshals Service arrested him at LaGuardia Airport in December 2022.
“This enraged defendant senselessly slashed a bouncer’s face, causing permanent and severe injuries,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
“With this plea and upcoming sentence, we have succeeded in getting a dangerous individual off our streets.”
In court Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree assault, a violent felony.
He is expected to get 12 years in prison when he’s sentenced in January 2024.
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