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Suspect denies role in Nesconset lawyer's death

The fourth person arrested in the slaying of a lawyer found fatally shot in a Commack restaurant parking lot was the one who pulled the trigger, authorities said Tuesday.

Darnell Festus, 23, of 190-05 Linden Blvd., St. Albans, pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge in the Oct. 20 death of Nesconset attorney James DiMartino, prosecutors said.

DiMartino was lured to the...

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