A teen who fatally stabbed a person outdoors Brooklyn’s Barclays Heart final week was believed to be robbing the sufferer as a part of a citywide gang of thieves, law-enforcement sources mentioned Tuesday — because the suspect was nabbed.
Noah Rentas, 18, was arrested at 8:10 a.m. for the homicide of 27-year-old Michael Hernandez, cops mentioned.
Rentas was with three different youngsters when Hernandez was stabbed as soon as within the chest and a number of occasions within the again round 9 p.m. Friday.
Rentas is charged with second-degree homicide and fourth-degree prison possession of a weapon, authorities mentioned.
He has no priors, sources mentioned.
Sources mentioned the homicide might have been related to wider string of robberies.
Nothing was stolen from Menendez when he was killed, however sources recommended it might’ve been as a result of the theft try went awry.
Hernandez’s household was current on the 78th Precinct in Brooklyn when Rentas was escorted out of the station following his arrest.
