ALBANY — Family members of slain 27-year-old Tyrell Slaughter Jr. slammed the man who fatally stabbed him — and the punishment he received — as a judge sentenced Earl Webb to two to six years in state prison Thursday.
“Justice would be Earl Webb serving more than what is being offered,” said the victim’s aunt, Sharon Fields-Daniel, who said Slaughter was like a son to her. “My nephew’s life was worth more than the pathetic two years being offered. The only thing we can ask for is that he serve every single year of the maximum sentence — and if more can be given, please do so.”
The aunt, her husband, Jason Daniel, and the victim’s mother, Lauren Fields, wore T-shirts with images of Slaughter’s face as they delivered emotional impact statements to Albany County Judge William Little demanding the maximum sentence. The 35-year-old Webb sat and listened beside his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Alexandria L. Girimonte.
In February, Webb pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for stabbing Slaughter three times in the back Sept. 15 in the victim’s home on First Street. Fields-Daniel said her nephew knew Webb was “bad company” but still hung around with Webb, his supposed friend.
“Instead of being his mentor, he was his killer, and instead of being a decent human being, he was his executioner,” Fields-Daniel said.
The victim’s mother said her son did not deserve to die at the hands of Webb. She said Webb once told her that Slaughter would be safe as long as Webb was around him. She said she advised her son in February 2022 to step away from Webb because she questioned Webb’s loyalty to her son.
By stabbing her son in the back, Webb chose the “most cowardly and disloyal thing imaginable,” Fields said.
She said her heart aches for her young grandson, who cannot understand why his father is not around.
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