Westchester Barber Gets Prison In Straight Razor Slashing Of Customer

YONKERS, NY — Violence at a Westchester barber shop will send the barber to prison.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Thursday that a Yonkers barber was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for using a straight razor to slash a patron during a violent attack at a barbershop.

The defendant, 38-year-old Jeury Fernandez Navarro, of Yonkers, was sentenced on Thursday in Westchester County Court before Judge George Fufidio, who rejected the DA's Office request for a five-year state prison sentence, with five years of post-release supervision, and instead imposed a lesser sentence of 2 ½ years in state prison, with 1 ½ years of post-release supervision.

A Westchester jury found Navarro guilty on Aug. 18, of felony second-degree assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

"The defendant in this case callously and intentionally grabbed a defenseless victim by the head and proceeded to viciously slash him, even as the victim attempted to protect himself," Cacace said. "While we respect the Court's decision, my office firmly believes that a more substantial prison sentence was warranted given the severity and brutality of the defendant’s conduct. We remain committed to advocating for victims and appropriate consequences for those who inflict violence in our communities."

On Aug. 4, 2025, at 3:21 p.m., Navarro, a barber at a South Broadway barbershop in Yonkers, grabbed the victim, a patron seated in another chair, by the hair, forcibly yanked his head back, and held a straight razor to his body. A struggle ensued, during which Navarro swung the razor at the victim, slashing his arm.

Navarro continued holding the victim by his hair as they exited the establishment, where the attack continued until a member of the Yonkers Police Department arrived at the scene and intervened, stopping the assault.

The victim was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where he was treated for a deep laceration to his left forearm that caused damage to his ulnar artery, nerve, and tendon, requiring surgery.