STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Taking the advice of a Staten Island judge, Jasmin Thompson spent the last few weeks contemplating the idea of going to trial on murder charges, which could have resulted in a decades-long prison sentence.
During a scheduled court appearance Wednesday, Thompson told Justice Alexander B. Jeong that she instead wanted to enter a guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter as a means to resolve the case.
Thompson, 26, was charged in the 2025 stabbing death of Jennira Roundtree, 43, of West Brighton. The top count carried a minimum sentence of 15 years to life in prison…