Phillip Ferrell, age 48, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 16 to 25 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of Fernandez in Mount Vernon on March 9, 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced.
According to the DA’s Office, Ferrell provided his 9 mm pistol to his stepson, 23-year-old Tyrese Coghiel, and instructed him to “do what you gotta do.” Shortly after, Coghiel used the weapon to fatally shoot Fernandez.
After the shooting, Ferrell retrieved the pistol and hid it in his oven along with two explosive devices and additional ammunition. All of the items were later recovered by law enforcement executing a search warrant, the DA’s Office said…