Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Beating of 16-Year-Old Whose Remains Were Found in Plastic Tub
John Mann IV, a 20-year-old from Centereach, recently pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the premeditated fatal beating of Henry Hernandez, a 16-year-old from Hempstead. Hernandez’s skeletal remains were discovered in Centereach in March 2020. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney remarked on the brutal nature of the crime and the tragic fact that the victim was only 16 years old. In March 2020, skeletal remains were found in a plastic tub that was …