Oscar Garcia-Garcia Convicted of Murder in Spring Valley Stabbing

Oscar Garcia-Garcia, a 29-year-old man from Spring Valley, was convicted of second-degree murder by a Rockland County jury for fatally stabbing 54-year-old Luis Pinduisaca-Villa outside a bar on December 29, 2022. Garcia-Garcia stabbed the victim in the throat with a kitchen knife, leading to Pinduisaca-Villa's death shortly after police found him unresponsive. He faces a potential prison sentence of 15 to 25 years to life during his sentencing scheduled for June 18, 2025. Co-defendant Eustaquio Diaz-Gutierrez was also charged and found guilty of third-degree assault in a separate bench trial. District Attorney Thomas Walsh described the act as a