Additionally, they have happy hour drinks and food, hard liquor, and late-night options. From alcohol and beer to coffee and comfort food, Candela Grill has it all. The restaurant boasts a wide range of offerings to satisfy all cravings. With a focus on sports, you can catch the latest games while enjoying your meal. If you're looking for fast and efficient service, Candela Grill is the place for you. Unfortunately, delivery service is not available. This Mexican cuisine destination offers a variety of service options including drive-through, takeout, and dine-in. Salazar is represented by Karl Seman, Esq.Candela Grill Mexican Restaurant is an exceptional dining establishment located at 12572 S U.S. Senior Litigation Counsel Tracy Keeton of the Homicide Bureau is prosecuting the case. Salazar was arrested at the scene by members of the Nassau County Police Department’s Eighth Precinct. When police arrived at the restaurant, the victim was found lying on the floor and pronounced deceased. The defendant then broke the bottle on the counter, leaving a jagged-edged bottle neck, and swung it again at Padilla, stabbing him in the jugular. Salazar picked up a glass vodka bottle and swung it at Padilla, striking him. Padilla exited the kitchen shortly after and entered the bar area of the restaurant where the defendant was waiting for him. The defendant and victim then began shoving each other until the defendant left the area. That evening, Padilla accused the defendant of under-tipping him for his night’s work and shorting him $20.Īs the argument continued, Padilla threw his tip money back at the defendant and pushed him. at the La Candela Restaurant in Hicksville, the defendant, a waiter at the restaurant, began arguing with the victim, 37-year-old Elvin Padilla, a busboy at the same restaurant, about tip money.Īt the time, because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on restaurants and employees, the restaurant’s ownership instituted a policy that waiters were to share 30% of total tips with busboys.
We thank the jury for their decision and continue to keep Elvin Padilla’s family in our thoughts.”ĭA Donnelly said that, on July 16, 2020, at approximately 10:39 p.m. In a rage, the defendant plunged a broken bottle into the victim’s neck leaving the father of two to die on the floor of the restaurant.
“That evening, the defendant shorted Padilla $20 in tips he was owed, and an argument broke out between the men that would end Elvin Padilla’s life. “Thirty-seven-year-old Elvin Padilla called out sick on July 16, 2020, but after learning of a staff shortage, the dedicated employee took the shift – it would be the last he would ever work,” said DA Donnelly. The defendant faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 16, 2023.
CANDELA BAR GRILL TRIAL
The trial began on January 24, 2023, and the jury delivered their verdict on the second day of deliberations on January 31, 2023.
Donnelly announced that a waiter at a Hicksville restaurant was convicted at trial yesterday of Manslaughter for the stabbing death of his co-worker, a busboy at the eatery, after the two argued over tips in July 2020.ĭavid Jimenez Salazar, 25, of Farmingdale, was convicted after a jury trial before Judge Howard Sturim of Manslaughter in the First Degree (a B felony). – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. David Jimenez-Salazar stabbed 37-year-old Elvin Padilla in the neck with broken liquor bottle and killed him
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