A Bronx man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in a brutal stabbing incident that arose from a noise dispute with a neighbor. The defendant, Jose Ortiz, 68, admitted to the attack that took place on January 6, 2023, which resulted in the wounding of a 39-year-old neighbor and the tragic death of an unrelated 58-year-old man, Tyrone Quick, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office reports.
District Attorney Darcel D. Clark described the act as one where Ortiz “turned a petty feud into deadly violence,” according to a statement issued by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. Clark elaborated that Quick was merely visiting a friend in the building when Ortiz, without explanation, stabbed him to death in the hallway, Quick was subsequently pronounced dead at NYC Health + Hospitals Lincoln.
Beyond the two-decade prison term, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Joseph McCormack sentenced Ortiz to an additional five years of post-release supervision; this sentence was handed down after the guilty plea happened on October 21. The investigation revealed that prior to the fatal stabbing, Ortiz had engaged in an ongoing dispute with his neighbor over noise issues…