SALEM, Mass. — A Salem man admitted to stabbing his co-worker in the kitchen of a Peabody P.F. Chang’s last August, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
Jaquan Huston, 25, pleaded guilty in a Salem court room Wednesday to the murder of Elivelton Dias.
“This was a senseless killing of an innocent man,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.
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Surveillance footage from kitchen shows Dias did not try to hurt Huston as Huston claimed to police. @boston25
— Heather Hegedus (@HeatherHegedus) October 25, 2017
Prosecutor: Dias died from stab wound to lung. He was unaware that he was stabbed in back &gasping as he died, it appears from surveillance.
— Heather Hegedus (@HeatherHegedus) October 25, 2017
“Elivelton Dias was a hard-working man who had come to this country seeking opportunity and freedom from the violence of his native Brazil. That his life was taken by such a pointless act of violence weeks after he became a new father is beyond tragic.”
Dias had just returned to work after taking time off for the birth of his child.
Photos presented to the judge in court show the victim, Dias, with his then-pregnant wife. When he was murdered, his baby was 9 days old. pic.twitter.com/hcU72cD3q3
— Heather Hegedus (@HeatherHegedus) October 25, 2017
Another photo shown in court shows memorial P.F. Chang employees set up after co-worker was murdered. They were a family, prosecutor says. pic.twitter.com/QXIT1NblxX
— Heather Hegedus (@HeatherHegedus) October 25, 2017
Dias’ wife read a victim impact statement in court saying, “Nothing will fix what [Huston] has done.”
Huston has been sentenced to life in prison, but will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years.
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