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Marcelo Lucero Case: Anthony Hartford’s Written Statement

Posted April 7, 2010 by Ted Hesson
Categories: Hate Watch

On November 8, 2008, Marcelo Lucero was allegedly attacked and murdered by seven teenager who were out “beaner hopping.” One of those teens, Jeffrey Conroy, is currently on trial for murder, and four other teens have already pleaded guilty.

Aside from Conroy, Anthony Hartford and Christopher Overton are the only two other alleged attackers who haven’t pleaded guilty.

Here’s the typed version of the written statement that Anthony Hartford made to Suffolk County police detectives after the incident. I tried to retain the original grammar and spelling, although I added paragraph breaks for readability. Scroll down for images of the actual written confession, and click here for other written statements, including that of Jeffrey Conroy.

Anthony Hartford’s Written Statement

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I, Anthony Hartford, [being duly sworn deposes and] say(s):

I am 17 years old, born June 11, 1991. I currently reside at 94 Greenport Ave. Medford with my mother, my two brothers, my sister, my uncle and my grandfather.

On November 8, 2008 at about 8pm I was walking with my friend Kevin Shea who I call Kuvan and another guy named Bobby. We were walking to the Medford Train Station and another friend Jordan Dasche came by and gave us a ride.

On the way to the train station we went to a gas station by the LIE and bought an 18 pack of Budweiser.

We got to the station and started drinking. There were other friends at the train station also including Nick Hausch, Jeff Conroy,

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A guy named Chris, Jose Pacheco, Michelle, Nicole and Felicia Holerman.

After about a half hour we all got into cars and went to Southaven Park. I had a basketball, I was messing around with it for a while.

I started talking with my friends and we decided to go to Patchogue to jump Beaners. When I say jump Beaners it’s a term I use to mean beat up Mexicans.

Nick Hausch, Jeff Conroy, Jose Pacheco, Kevin Shea, Chris and I all got into Jordan Dasche’s red S.U.V. and Nick wanted us to drive around his neighborhood in Medford because some Beaners live near him.

We didn’t find any so we decided to go down to Patchogue. We saw one Beaner by him self so Kuvan, Jose and I ran after him but couldn’t catch him. He ran to a house and banged on a window.

Jordan picked us up around the block and then we parked near the Rail Road Station. We all got out of the car and started walking around.

We saw two Beaners and Kuvan started popping them. I mean he was saying insulting things to them to start things going. He called them motherfuckers, Beaners and other insulting things.

The Beaners started insulting us back calling us faggots. I said to them do you have any money and they said no.

Kuvan hit one of them in the face and he started bleeding a lot. I swung at the other guy and missed.

Kuvan and I probably started the whole thing.

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I swung at the taller guy not the guy that got stabbed.

He was away from the guy that Kuvan hit. He was on a curb by the driveway of a house.

I saw the guy Kuvan hit bleeding from his mouth a lot so I told my guys to go. The guy Kuvan hit took out his belt and started swinging it.

I thought it was a chain with a lock on the end. I charged him and when I got closer I saw it was just a belt. I just stopped and said let’s go.

As he was swinging the belt Kuvan said surround him because he was charging Nicky with the belt.

I don’t know when that guy got stabbed. As we were walking away Jose told me that Jeff stabbed him. I asked Jeff if he stabbed the guy and he said yes.

I told Jeff I had his back and offered to take the knife and throw it, but he kept it. I don’t know why he kept it.

The last time I went out jumping Beaners was Monday November 3, 2008. There was a Beaner on Jamaica Ave near my house and Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard he knocked him out.

I don’t go out doing this very often, maybe only once a week.

I have given this statement consisting of three pages. I have reviewed it and agree with it and swear that it is true.