Prosecutor: N.Y. man convicted in 2018 Danbury stabbing, robbery

DANBURY — A New York man faces up to 70 years in prison after a jury convicted him this week on assault and attempted robbery offenses, stemming from a 2018 incident, officials said.

Stephen J. Sedensky III, Danbury State’s Attorney, announced

Friday that a jury found 29-yearold Rodney D. Harvey, of Bronx, N.Y., guilty of attempted firstdegree robbery, accessory to first-degree assault, accessory to second-degree assault, seconddegree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery and first-degree assault.

The charges stemmed from a

Danbury attempted robbery on May 28, 2018.

The evidence presented during the six-day trial, which ended in the guilty verdict on Wednesday, indicated that Harvey and two others went into a Danbury home and stabbed two victims multiple times while trying to steal drugs, Sedensky said. The three individuals then fled the home.

Danbury police later identified and arrested Harvey and his accomplices.

Harvey faces up to 70 years in prison on the charges. He is scheduled to be sentenced in early 2022.

In November, co-defendant

Collin Hedley pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, attempted first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. He faces 10 years in prison when sentenced next year.

The third co-defendant, Diego Trejo, died in a car crash while his criminal case was still pending.