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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“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.
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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