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David Trent, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30, in the death of Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera.
Prosecutors said Trent – a member of the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” or “NFL” – was with several other gang members outside the now-closed Minx nightclub in Farmingville on Dec. 5, 2021, when they got into a confrontation with Barrera and his friends.
The argument turned physical and Trent retrieved a gun from his car before shooting Barrera. Trent and his associates then kicked the man while he was on the ground before Trent stood over Barrera and shot him to death.
Trent and his associates then got into their car, where he leaned out a window and fired several shots as the vehicle drove away. Two other victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
As part of his guilty plea, Trent also admitted to his role in the assault and carjacking of a Lyft driver in April 2022.
According to investigators, he and two accomplices – Shati Roy, Jr. and Corey Foggy – lured the Lyft driver to an address in Wading River on April 13, 2022.
Once in the backseat, Roy repeatedly struck the driver in the head and body while Trent pointed a gun at the man’s head. Foggy eventually pulled the victim out of the vehicle before Roy got into the driver’s seat and drove away.
Roy then ripped out the dashboard camera and threw it onto the road. Suffolk County Police later recovered the camera, which captured the entire incident.
Both Roy and Foggy previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the robbery and carjacking.
In court Monday, Trent pleaded guilty to the following counts:
- Manslaughter
- Two counts of attempted murder
- Conspiracy to commit murder
- Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon
- Robbery
- Grand larceny
He is expected to be sentenced to 28 years in prison when he’s back in court on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Following the conviction, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said the type of case is why he began the Violent Criminal Enterprise Bureau on his first day in office.
“Violence like this will not be tolerated in Suffolk County,” Tierney said. “This case should serve as a warning to those gang members who would seek to establish dominance by committing acts of violence in Suffolk County: we will find you and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”
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