THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2013 A New York City man killed his brother while he was asleep by smashing his head with a bowling ball, according to officials.<\/p>\n
Jayson Dargan, 43, of the Bronx, will spend the next 17 years behind bars for the crime, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n Dargan pleaded guilty to manslaughter on May 8, 2026, according to court records.<\/p>\n Back in October 2023, the defendant placed a bowling ball inside a black garbage bag and struck the victim, his 44-year-old brother, Timothy Dargan, in the head multiple times until he died, according to police reports.<\/p>\n \u201cThis defendant, in cold blood, killed his own brother as he slept. This one senseless act has torn a family apart. With this guilty plea and sentence, justice has been served,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n It remains unclear what provoked the defendant to kill his own brother.<\/p>\n Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n