16 To Life For 'Depraved And Unprovoked' 2022 Murder In White Plains

WHITE PLAINS, NY — A White Plains man whose brutal actions caused immense suffering for the loved ones of his victim, has learned his fate.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that 27-year-old Jare Diaz, of White Plains, was sentenced on Friday to 16 years to life in prison for beating Otoniel Guzman-Desdicho to death in 2022.

"Otoniel Guzman-Desdicho should still be alive today. Mr. Diaz's depraved and unprovoked attack shattered a loving family, and I hope this significant sentence helps provide them with a measure of closure," DA Cacace said. "I offer my thanks to the investigators and ADAs who brought about a just resolution of this case."

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On Nov. 26, 2022, at 11:30 p.m., 38-year-old Guzman-Desdicho was walking in White Plains when he encountered Diaz, whom he knew. After they briefly spoke, Diaz punched and kicked Guzman-Desdicho in the head more than 30 times, in an unprovoked attack.

The district attorney said that the attack left Guzman-Desdicho "lifeless and unrecognizable on the pavement," just a few blocks away from the Westchester County Court. He was taken to Westchester Medical Center, where he was declared brain dead.