Overview
- Judge Dena Douglas on Thursday, July 16, 2026, sentenced Dmitriy Popov to 20 years in prison plus five years of post‑supervision after his conviction.
- A jury in June found Popov guilty of first‑degree manslaughter as a hate crime and several related charges, and acquitted him of murder.
- Prosecutors relied on surveillance video shown at trial that they say captures Popov producing a knife, Sibley moving toward him, and Popov stabbing Sibley in the torso.
- Popov was 17 at the time of the July 29, 2023, attack, was tried as an adult, testified he acted in self‑defense, and his lawyer has signaled plans to appeal.
- Brooklyn prosecutors and LGBTQ+ advocates said the verdict and sentence hold bias‑motivated violence to account and could influence how courts handle hate‑crime and juvenile charging decisions going forward.