BRONX, N.Y. — A Bronx man who stabbed another man in the head during a violent attack on an MTA bus has been sentenced to nine years in prison, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Thursday.
Key Points
- Dayshawn Bannister, 29, sentenced to nine years in prison for stabbing a man in the head
- The attack stemmed from an argument over a door at an apartment building
- Co-defendant Destiny Bryant received a conditional discharge with community service
Dayshawn Bannister, 29, pleaded guilty in February to attempted murder in the second degree, first-degree assault, and second-degree gang assault. Bronx Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Isales sentenced him to nine years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. The sentences on each count will run concurrently.
“The defendant got onto a bus and attacked a man by stabbing him in the head,” said District Attorney Clark. “A trivial argument about holding open a door had far-reaching and devastating effects.”
The incident occurred on February 15, 2024, following a confrontation at 869 East 147th Street. According to investigators, Destiny Bryant, Bannister’s co-defendant, became involved in a dispute with 38-year-old Cheddie Defrietis over a door not being held open. She later followed him to a bus stop and contacted her boyfriend, who then summoned Bannister.
Bannister boarded the MTA bus and ordered passengers to exit. He then asked 35-year-old Peter Crosby if he knew Defrietis before stabbing him in the head, puncturing his brain.
Bryant pleaded guilty to third-degree assault on March 20 and was sentenced to a conditional discharge, including a period of community service.
