Friend says Conroy had swastika tattooed

Newsday's Sumathi Reddy reports from Suffolk County Court Tuesday that the best friend of Jeffrey Conroy testified Conroy got a tattoo of a small swastika on his upper right thigh in 2008.

From the story:

Keith Brunjes, 18, of Medford, told jurors that he used a needle to give Conroy the tattoo and that afterward, Conroy said, "If I ever go to jail, I'm screwed."

The best friend's testimony came on the fourth day of the closely watched trial of Conroy, 19, of Medford, who is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter, both as hate crimes, in the Nov. 8, 2008, stabbing of Lucero in Patchogue.

Earlier that year, Brunjes testified, he gave Conroy a tattoo of a lightning bolt on his upper right arm and a tattoo of a star on his upper left arm.

Newsday's complete coverage of Lucero trial

Monday, Suffolk County Police Officer Michael Richardsen testified that Conroy allegedly admitted to stabbing Lucero. 

Patrick Young of local immigration group Long Island Wins, detailed some of Richardsen's testimony on the group's blog.