02/09/11 Three Byram residents charged in N.Y. stabbing

Four people -- including three Byram residents -- have been arrested in connection with a Port Chester, N.Y., stabbing that occurred late last month, according to police.

Lt. James Ladeairous, of the Port Chester Police Department, said officers had been investigating a Jan. 23 stabbing that occurred after a fight broke out at a Parker Avenue party.

David Enrique Lopez, 19, of Port Chester, was at the party when he allegedly broke a window and was thrown out of the house by the victim, who was hosting the party.
"He came back with the three other people and the girl knocked on the door," Ladeairous said. "When the victim looked out, he only saw the girl so he opened it. Then they all busted in on him."

The victim was stabbed with a folding knife. His injuries were not serious, police said.

The three other people who assisted Lopez that night have been identified as 18-year-old Tamar Constanza, Nicholas Madinabeitia, 19, and Stewart Castro, 20, all of Byram.
"We are not sure which one stabbed him," Ladeairous said. "They all fled the area."
Police spoke with partygoers who gave them information on the three men. Constanza, Madinabeitia and Castro were arrested days after the stabbing. Lopez was arrested earlier this week. They were each charged with first-degree burglary. More charges could be pending.

"Lopez knew we were looking for him and he turned himself in," Ladeairous said.