(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jason Funderburke, 38, of Hempstead, was convicted of Robbery in the First Degree and other related charges, for robbing and stabbing the owner of a funeral home in Amityville in August 2023.
“This defendant has been found guilty of robbing and stabbing a local business owner, in a crime that rocked our community,” said District Attorney Tierney. “This conviction makes clear that law enforcement will not tolerate violent crime, and that we will always pursue justice for victims.”
The evidence at trial established that on August 29, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the owner of an Amityville funeral home was attempting to enter the facility when he was approached by Funderburke and an accomplice. Funderburke and the accomplice showed the victim a picture of the victim’s family and demanded money from him at knifepoint. When the victim refused, Funderburke and the accomplice attacked the victim, stabbing him twice and stealing his wallet and phones. The victim was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital where he was treated for stab wounds and internal bleeding.
On March 12, 2025, Funderburke was convicted of the following charges after a jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei:
· One count of Robbery in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony;
· Two counts of Robbery in the Second Degree, Class C violent felonies; and
· One count of Assault in the Second Degree; a Class D violent felony.
Justice Mazzei ordered that Funderburke be remanded pending sentence. Funderburke is due back in court for sentencing on April 16, 2025, and faces up to 25 years in prison. He is being represented by Chase Brown, Esq.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Kieran R. Rogers and Amanda B. Scheier of the Major Crime Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Corey Malinowski of the Suffolk County Police Department’s First Squad, with assistance from Research Analyst Brooke Baade of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
