The lowlife who viciously pummeled the beloved 91-year-old owner of Ray’s Candy Store outside the East Village landmark didn’t bother apologizing for the attack during his sentencing Wednesday.
Luis Peroza, 40, had few words when asked by a Manhattan Supreme Court judge whether he wanted to address the court before being sentenced to 10-years behind bars for randomly socking Ray Alvarez, the beloved owner of the candy shop, and two other men on Jan. 31, 2023.
“I’m alright,” muttered Peroza, whose attack on Alvarez left the elderly sweets peddler bruised and battered with several broken bones, forcing him to eat through a straw .
“Alright, Mr. Peroza. Good luck,” Judge Maxwell Wiley said before Peroza, wearing a tan prison jumpsuit, shuffled out of court in handcuffs.
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Peroza pleaded guilty to assault in the first degree in December after slugging Alvarez and two others in an East Village crime spree.