(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Tesfa Tucker, 42, of Lindenhurst, was indicted for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and other related charges, for allegedly stabbing a Central Islip man multiple times in his head and body at the Putnam Gardens apartment complex in Lindenhurst.
“This was a brutal and dangerous outbreak of violence,” said District Attorney Tierney. “The defendant’s alleged anger and lack of self-control left the victim in a pool of blood fighting for his life. Our office is committed to pursuing justice for this victim and ensuring that those who commit such vicious acts of violence are held fully accountable.”
According to the investigation, on February 17, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Tucker allegedly struck the 27-year-old victim multiple times in the head and body with a large knife with a metal knuckle handle at an apartment complex in Lindenhurst. A witness allegedly heard Tucker yelling at the victim during the assault while another witness allegedly saw Tucker strike the victim multiple times in the head.
The victim was rushed via ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital for the injuries sustained in the attack, which included but were not limited to, multiple skull fractures, lacerations about his head and neck area, and two severed fingers.
Following Tucker’s arrest, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Tucker’s apartment and allegedly recovered a large knife with metal knuckles that had
On March 3, 2026, Tucker was arraigned on the indictment before Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins, for one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a Class B violent felony; two Counts of Assault in the First Degree, Class B violent felonies; and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a Class C felony.
Justice Collins ordered Tucker to be remanded during the pendency of the case. Tucker is due back in court on April 16, 2026, and faces 25 years in prison if convicted on the top count. He is being represented by William Sammis, Esq.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Patrick Fedun of the Major Crime Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Det. Lucas McDonald of the First Squad of the Suffolk County Police Department.