Staten Island man with history of hate indicted for firefighter’s murder
A Staten Island man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday for brutally cracking the skull of an off-duty firefighter and causing his “almost instant death” during a road rage incident.
If convicted, Joseph Desmond, who has been charged with murder, faces up to 25 years to life in prison for causing the death of 33-year-old Faizal Coto on Dec. 9 around 4:40 a.m. on the Belt Parkway.