Three men charged in deadly harlem gang stabbing of 33-year-old jervey barfield

NEW YORK, NY — Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of 33-year-old Jervey Barfield, who was attacked in Harlem in early May.

Barfield was found with multiple stab wounds to the back around 5:27 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, after police responded to a 911 call about an assault in progress at 2640 8th Avenue, in the 32nd Precinct. He was transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he was pronounced dead.

Following an ongoing investigation, police have arrested three suspects in connection with the homicide.

Naquan Anderson, 37, of 306 East 171st Street in the Bronx, was taken into custody on June 9 at 2 p.m. He faces charges of murder, gang assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Trevor Carpenter, 42, of Roanoke, Virginia, was arrested on May 22 at 9:15 p.m. and charged with murder and gang assault.

Alvin Nelson, 44, of 2660 Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Manhattan, was arrested on May 16 at 11:26 a.m. He is charged with murder, gang assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

All three arrests were made within the confines of the 32nd Precinct. Police have not released additional details regarding motive or the suspects’ alleged roles in the attack.

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