NYC boy, 16, pleads guilty to murdering Barnard freshman Tessa Majors | Daily Mail Online
"The teenage boy who
plunged the knife into the heart of 18-year-old Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors during a botched robbery when he 14 years old pleaded guilty to her murder on Thursday.
Rashaun Weaver, who is now 16, appeared before Judge Robert Mandelbaum in Manhattan Supreme Court this afternoon and entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder in connection with Majors' brutal killing in 2019, which sent shockwaves through New York City.
Weaver also pleaded guilty to felony counts of robbery stemming from two unrelated incidents, including the violent attack on a man in East Harlem on Valentine's Day 2020, two months after the killing.
He faces 14 years to life in prison, the judge ruled on Thursday. "
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His high-powered lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, who took the case
pro bono after representing Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, said his client is 'deeply remorseful."
"When Majors walked by, she was
looking down at her phone, and Lewis and Weaver ran up behind her, kicking her in the back and demanding she hand over her phone and money, according to Lewis.
'Are you seriously trying to rob me?' Majors asked the trio, according to Lewis, who said that he stood by and watched, warning of potential witnesses, as Weaver wrestled the girl to the ground.
Majors yelled for help and attempted to fight off the three boys while Lewis held her in a headlock position. Lewis said that he knew Weaver had a knife and saw feathers flying from Majors' down jacket, but wasn't sure exactly when in the scuffle the stabbing occurred."