Adam Beniquez
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| Born | Adam Jorge Beniquez 1969 (age 56–57) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Adam Jorge Beniquez (born 1969) is a Puerto Rican criminal who was convicted of murdering Daniel Valentine in Brooklyn.[1][2]
On January 10, 1991, Beniquez invited 23-year-old Daniel Valentine to his apartment in Bushwick on 239 Troutman Street, supposedly for business relating to drugs. For unclear reasons, he then shot Valentine in the chest with his gun.[1] After receiving a call from the Puerto Rican authorities regarding Beniquez's whereabouts, detectives in Brooklyn began searching for him. Officers from the 83rd Precinct also set up stakeouts in various areas of Bushwick. On February 23, Beniquez was arrested at a grocery store on 147 Wilson Avenue, with authorities finding a 9mm Uzi with a 30-round clip on him.[1][3]
After being brought to the Brooklyn Criminal Court,[4] Beniquez was charged with second-degree murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon, and was held without bail.[2] Beniquez was convicted of murdering Daniel Valentine and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment on April 7, 1992. This decision was appealed multiple times by Beniquez, but unsuccessfully.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Man Arrested in Brooklyn Tied to Killing 3 Officers". New York Times. 25 February 1991.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Suspect In 7 Caribbean Killings Charged With 2 More In Brooklyn". Associated Press. 25 February 1991.
- ↑ "Armed Fugitive Arrested As Suspect in 9 Killings". Los Angeles Times. 26 February 1991.
- ↑ "Suspect in New York City, Caribbean Slayings Held Without Bail". Associated Press. 28 February 1991.
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