Nassau Man Pleads Guilty To 2017 Murder Of Deacon At Halfway Home

ROOSEVELT, NY — A Roosevelt man pleaded guilty today murdering a Catholic deacon at a halfway home in 2017.

Andre Patton, 51, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is due back in court on July 22, and is expected to be sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.

“Deacon Logsdon led a life of service and helped countless people returning from prison,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “This defendant brutally stabbed a man of God, left him for dead and then fled the state for six months. Thanks to dogged detective work and hard work by the investigating assistant district attorneys, Patton was apprehended in Tennessee. Our thoughts are with the deacon’s countless family members and friends.”

According to Donnelly, Deacon Patrick Logsdon ran a transitional home on East Roosevelt Avenue in Roosevelt called Anthony House, transitional home for homeless men. It mainly served those who were recently released from prison. It was operated by the Society of St. Vincent dePaul of the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

Around 10 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2017, Andre Patton, who was living at the home, stabbed the 70-year-old Logsdon more than 20 times with a kitchen knife and then fled, leaving Logsdon's body outside the home. Another resident of the house called 911, and a paramedic pronounced Logsdon dead at the scene.

Patton fled the scene, and was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee on May 1, 2018, and then extradited back to Nassau County.