Long Island Gang Member Sentenced 28 Years In Man's Slay Outside Night Club: DA

RIVERSIDE, NY — A Long Island gang member has been sentenced to 28 years in prison in connection with gunning down a man and wounding two others outside of a nightclub, as well as the armed robbery of a Lyft driver, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Wednesday.

David Trent, 18, of Mastic Beach was one of 18 defendants indicted in December 2022 after a long-term investigation into violence committed by the criminal street organization, “No Fake Love,” also known as the “NFL.”

“We are satisfied that this lengthy sentence will keep this violent offender off the streets of Suffolk County,” Tierney said. “This was a violent and brutal act and now this defendant
will be held accountable for his indefensible actions.”

In a statement to Patch his attorney, Christopher Gioe of Hauppauge, said Trent "acknowledged his wrongdoing and expressed a sincere commitment to becoming a better person."

"He vowed to make positive changes in his life and ensure that upon his return to society, he refrains from committing any further crimes," he said.

On Dec. 5, 2021, Trent and his associates were gathered in the parking lot of the Minx nightclub in Farmingville, and as Jorge Mauricio Sevilla Barrera and his friends were walking through the parking lot after leaving, an argument broke out, and it turned physical with Trent going to the vehicle that he arrived in to get a firearm, prosecutors said.

He then shot Barrera, according to prosecutors.

Trent and another person then kicked Barrera while he was on the ground, before Trent stood over him and shot him again, delivering the killing shot, prosecutors said, adding, that Trent and his associates then got into their vehicle and Trent leaned out of the window, and fired multiple shots while the vehicle sped away.

Two other victims suffered non-fatal injuries in the shooting, according to prosecutors.

Months later in April 2022, Trent, along with co-conspirators Shati Roy, Jr. and Corey Foggy, ordered a Lyft rideshare car to an address in Wading River, and when the driver arrived, the trio went inside the rear of the vehicle, prosecutors said.

A short time into the trip, Roy reached over and repeatedly struck the driver about the head and body, and then Trent and Roy both pointed guns at the driver’s head, stating several times, “Shoot him! Get out of the car," according to prosecutors.

During this time, Foggy got out of the vehicle and forcibly pulled the driver out, causing
him to fall to the ground, prosecutors said, adding that Roy then jumped into the driver’s seat and drove off with Trent still in the rear.

Roy then ripped out the dashboard camera and threw it onto the road, but the camera captured the incident and was later recovered by investigators, according to prosecutors.

Roy and Foggy pleaded guilty for their roles in the robbery and carjacking.

Trent pleaded guilty in September to first-degree manslaughter, two counts of second-degree attempted murder, and one count of conspiracy to commit murder, as well as two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

He additionally pleaded guilty to one count each of first-degree robbery, and third-degree grand larceny.