Guilty Plea Made in 2021 Southampton Christmas Morning Killing
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Dominick Parisi
Dangelo Soto
Dominick Parisi
Dangelo Soto
T.E. McMorrow on Jan 17, 2025
Dominick Parisi pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the first degree for his participation in the 2021 brutal Christmas morning beating and killing of a Southampton man, Steven Byrnes. The... more
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