Long Island brute sentenced to life after savage beating behind Chuck E Cheese left father dead

Dennis Ray, also known as Midnight, received a 25-years-to-life prison sentence after an April conviction for second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and robbery. Prosecutors said Ray and co-defendant Tyrell Guthrie attacked Jose Osma during a robbery outside a Hempstead Chuck E. Cheese on April 21, 2022. The assault occurred around 11 p.m. behind the restaurant property. Osma was found around 6:30 a.m. the next day unconscious with severe injuries, including multiple skull and orbital fractures. He spent nearly a year in and out of comas, suffered paralysis, and underwent five brain surgeries. Osma died on April 30, 2023. Guthrie was arrested near the scene with the victim’s blood on his clothing, and Ray was arrested weeks later.

"Prosecutors said Ray and co-defendant Tyrell Guthrie attacked 59-year-old Jose Osma during a robbery outside the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant at 162 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead on April 21, 2022. According to investigators, the attack happened at approximately 11 p.m. in the rear of the restaurant property. Osma was discovered by a passerby around 6:30 a.m. the next morning unconscious and severely injured."

"Authorities said the Copiague resident had no identification or personal belongings when he was found and was transported to a hospital suffering from multiple skull and orbital fractures. Osma's family later filed a missing persons report in Suffolk County before discovering he had been admitted to NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island as a John Doe patient."

"Investigators said Osma endured repeated medical complications following the attack, including multiple comas, paralysis, and five separate brain surgeries. He ultimately died from his injuries on April 30, 2023. Police arrested Guthrie near the scene shortly after the attack. Prosecutors said he had the victim's blood on his clothing and was carrying a jacket stained with blood that Ray had been wearing during the assault."

"Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced that 64-year-old Dennis Ray, also known as Midnight, received the prison sentence following his April conviction on charges including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and robbery. Ray was arrested weeks later on May 7, 2022."

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