Man gets 25 years for machete slaying

A Hempstead man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for killing a teen with a machete. David Sadler seemingly shrugged off the sentence. "It is what it is. I'll be back. I will be back," he

News 12 Staff

Apr 2, 2016, 3:15 AM

Updated 3,210 days ago

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A Hempstead man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for killing a teen with a machete.
David Sadler seemingly shrugged off the sentence.
"It is what it is. I'll be back. I will be back," he said.
Sadler was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter in the 2014 death of 17-year-old Terrence Grier Jr.