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'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of LI Church Deacon 'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of LI Church Deacon
'Murdered By A Man He Sought To Help': Killer Sentenced In Stabbing Of LI 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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Long Island Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife Long Island Man Admits To Fatally Stabbing Deacon With Kitchen Knife
Long Island 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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