NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury has convicted the former St. John’s University lacrosse team captain of stabbing and nearly disemboweling his roommate during an argument over a rowdy party in their apartment in 2019. The roommate survived.
The Queens jury returned guilty verdicts on assault and weapon charges against 23-year-old Matthew Stockfeder, who now faces up to 25 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for April 7. The sentencing was handed down Thursday and announced Friday by Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.
According to trial testimony, Stockfeder stabbed Justin Corpolongo in the abdomen in October 2019, after Corpolongo complained about a loud party at the Queens apartment while he was trying to sleep. Stockfeder and others at the party agreed to travel to another location, prosecutors said.
But the pair exchanged angry text messages and Corpolongo drove to the party’s new site, where he was stabbed while confronting Stockfeder, prosecutors said.
Corpolongo survived after undergoing surgery to repair a laceration in his small intestine, officials said.
A message seeking comment was left for Stockfeder’s attorney on Saturday. Stockfeder was captain of the St. John’s lacrosse team at the time of the stabbings and was removed from the team.
