Gerald Barth News Today

Luis Peroza, the man who viscously pummeled the beloved 91-year-old owner of Ray’s Candy Store outside the East Village landmark didn't bother apologizing for the attack during his sentencing Wednesday.

The man who brutally beat a beloved nonagenarian New York City candy store owner last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, officials announced Wednesday. Luis Peroza, 40, eventually pleaded guilty in the attack on Ray Alvarez, now 91, outside Alvarez’s shop on Avenue A. Peroza also admitted to two more attacks on the same day, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. ...

Luis Peroza, 39, covered his face with a mask and looked glum as he stood in front of a judge at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 5.

Luis Peroza, 39, and Gerald Barth, 55, were arrested on Saturday over the horrific attack that left Ray Alvarez with a black eye and eating through a straw after an attempted robbery at his store.