Jeury Fernandez Navarro

Introduction

Jeury Fernandez Navarro is a 38-year-old barber from Yonkers, New York, who worked at Escape Barber Shop on South Broadway. On August 4, 2025, he attacked 27-year-old customer Carlos Santana Cordero with a straight razor inside the shop, according to a criminal complaint and trial testimony reported by the New York Post. Prosecutors said Navarro flew into a rage because he suspected Cordero — described in court coverage as a former friend — of sleeping with his girlfriend. The slashing cut an artery in Cordero’s left forearm and required surgery at Westchester Medical Center.

A Westchester County jury convicted Navarro on August 18, 2026, of second-degree assault, a violent felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, while acquitting him of first-degree assault, the top charge. On September 24, 2026, Westchester County Court Judge George Fufidio sentenced him to 2½ years in state prison — half the five-year term prosecutors had requested — plus 1½ years of post-release supervision.

Background Information

Navarro worked as a haircutter at Escape Barber Shop on South Broadway in Yonkers. According to The Journal News’ account, published via Yahoo News, he was giving a young boy a haircut on the afternoon of August 4, 2025, when Cordero walked in and took a seat in another barber’s chair. Prosecutors placed the start of the attack at about 3:21 p.m. Crime scene photos obtained by the New York Post showed blood staining the shop’s tile floor and the sidewalk outside, along with the gold-plated razor used in the attack.

Cordero was 27 at the time of the attack. The two men knew each other — reporting describes Cordero as a former friend of Navarro’s — and prosecutors said at trial that Navarro suspected Cordero had been involved with his girlfriend.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Adjudicated vs. alleged. Navarro’s convictions on second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon followed the August 18, 2026 jury verdict in Westchester County Court and are matters of court record. He was acquitted of first-degree assault, the top charge, and any conduct connected to that count remains an unproven allegation. Navarro maintained at trial that the slashing was accidental.

According to the criminal complaint cited by the New York Post, Navarro grabbed Cordero by the hair, jerked his head back and held a gold-plated razor to his neck while Cordero sat in another barber’s chair. As the victim fought back, Navarro swung the razor toward his face but struck his left arm instead. Navarro, who claimed the slashing was accidental, then picked the victim up by his hair a second time and held the razor to his neck while walking him out of the shop, the two men slipping on puddles of blood on the floor, according to the complaint and a video played in court.

Video played at trial, as described by The Journal News, showed Cordero struggling and falling to the floor while Navarro yanked his arm up and delivered a single slash to his forearm. The struggle continued onto the sidewalk outside, where it ended after a Yonkers police captain arrived and intervened. Prosecutors said Cordero suffered a deep laceration to his left forearm that damaged his ulnar artery, nerve and tendon, requiring surgery to repair.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace said: “The defendant in this case callously and intentionally grabbed a defenseless victim by the head and proceeded to viciously slash him, even as the victim attempted to protect himself.” The jury convicted Navarro of second-degree assault — a count requiring a reckless act, which the judge allowed the prosecution to pursue alongside the intent-based top charge — and of weapon possession, but acquitted him of first-degree assault, under which he would have faced between five and 25 years in prison. The defense maintained the slashing was accidental, saying Navarro grabbed the razor only to get Cordero to stop disrespecting him; prosecutors argued the assault was intentional.

Public Reaction and Consequences

The conviction and prison sentence are the case’s stated consequences. The district attorney’s office asked Fufidio to sentence Navarro to five years in state prison with five years of post-release supervision; the judge instead imposed 2½ years in prison with 1½ years of post-release supervision. Cacace said afterward: “While we respect the court’s decision, my office firmly believes that a more substantial prison sentence was warranted given the severity and brutality of the defendant’s conduct.”

The New York Post, which has been tracking Fufidio’s sentencing and bail decisions, framed the outcome as a “sweet sentence” handed down by a “notoriously lenient” judge. The Post’s account of the razor attack spread widely on X, drawing tens of thousands of views within hours of posting.

The victim’s injuries were a focal point of the coverage: The Journal News reported that Cordero still has scars and a lasting loss of strength in his hand and arm. Local outlets including News 12 Hudson Valley and Patch amplified the district attorney’s announcement of the sentence, keeping attention on both the attack and the gap between the requested and imposed terms.

Current Status

As of late September 2026, Navarro has been sentenced to serve 2½ years in state prison, followed by 1½ years of post-release supervision, under the September 24, 2026 judgment by Judge Fufidio. His convictions on second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon stand as verdicts of record, and his acquittal on first-degree assault remains intact — the conduct tied to that count was never admitted, charged as proven, or adjudicated. No appeal had been reported in the available coverage as of this writing.

Impact on Their Career/Life

The felony convictions and prison term end Navarro’s work as a barber for the length of his sentence. The “real-life Sweeney Todd” framing carried by the New York Post and echoed across local outlets gave the case a visibility far beyond a typical Yonkers barbershop assault, while the district attorney’s public criticism of the sentence keeps the case tied to the ongoing debate over the judge’s leniency. The lasting physical effects on Cordero — scars and reduced strength in his hand and arm — were the human cost cited across the coverage. No statement from Navarro beyond his trial defense that the slashing was accidental appears in the sources.