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'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of Roosevelt Church Deacon 'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of Roosevelt Church Deacon
'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of Roosevelt Church Deacon Patrick Logsdon knew the man who stabbed him with a kitchen knife more than 20 times, ultimately taking his life. The 68-year-old Catholic deacon on Long Island was running a transitional home in Nassau County, on East Roosevelt Avenue in Roosevelt, when he was murdered by a resident in November 2017, the Nassau County DA’s Office said. His killer, 51-year-old Andre Patton, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday, Aug. 17, two months after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors said Patton was staying at Anthony House, a transitional…

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Roosevelt Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife Roosevelt Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife
Roosevelt Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife A Long Island man has admitted to murdering a Roman Catholic deacon years after the fatal stabbing. Andre Patton, age 51, of Roosevelt, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon on Monday, June 6, in the 2017 death of Deacon Patrick Logsdon, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “Deacon Logsdon led a life of service and helped countless people returning from prison,” Donnelly said. “This defendant brutally stabbed a man of God, left him for dead and then fled the state for six months.  "Thanks to dogg…

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by Nicole Valinote