Three men accused of running a drugging and robbery scheme in New York City that resulted in the deaths of two men have been found guilty.
NEW YORK -- Three men accused of running a drugging and robbery scheme in New York City have been convicted. Jayqwan Hamilton, Robert DeMaio and Jacob Barroso, all in their 30s, pleaded not guilty to running the scheme from 2021 to 2022 outside of Manhattan gay bars and nightclubs. Jurors found the three offered substances laced with fentanyl to seemingly intoxicated people they befriended exiting the establishments in order to incapacitate them.
The deaths of Ramirez and UmbergerAccording to the indictment, in April 2022 Hamilton and Barroso approached 25-year-old Ramirez, a social worker, outside a bar and left him incapacitated in a cab and stole his phone and other property.Fentanyl and heroin were found in his system.It's alleged that in May 2022, Hamilton and DeMaio approached 33-year-old Umberger, a political consultant, outside a club and eventually left him incapacitated in an apartment and stole thousands of dollars.
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