A man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted for the fatal stabbing of a New York resident in a busy shopping center parking lot.
Augusto Perez, who resides in North Bergen, was sentenced on Wednesday after being found guilty of aggravated manslaughter and hindering apprehension, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
The verdict came after a lengthy six-week trial, where a jury returned two guilty decisions earlier this year. The tragic incident took place on February 16, 2021, at the Bergen Town Center in Maywood…