A Quincy man was sentenced to three to six years in state prison for his role in the death of another man in Downtown Crossing, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.

Sanusi Sadiq, 31, was convicted of manslaughter for the death of 46-year-old Barry Whelan, of Woburn.

Police had found Whelan unresponsive outside a TD Bank ATM around 9 p.m. on March 17, 2023.

Whelan was taken to Tufts Medical Center where he died a few days later.

Footage from the area showed Whelan arguing with another man who police later identified at Sadiq. Sadiq was seen on the video “striking Whelan in the head from behind with his right arm,” the DA’s office said. “Whelan fell back and hit his head on the ground, Sadiq walked away down Winter Place.”

Police interviewed Sadiq who admitted to hitting Whelan and said that the two men had exchanged words, “racial in nature,” according to the DA.

During sentencing, family and friends of Whelan said that he was a hard worker and passionate about his Irish roots.

Sadiq called the crime “a moment of poor judgment and decision making,” and apologized to Whelan’s loved ones.

“Some bad decisions nearly three years ago resulted in one person losing his life, another person losing his freedom and many friends and family members left with eternal loss and sadness,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said in a statement. “We far too often see the tragic results when people fail to make the simple decision to walk away.”

Five kilos of coke found in air compressor

Law enforcement seized an air compressor filled with drugs and cash this week in East Boston.

The New England Branch of the Drug Enforcement Agency said they discovered five kilos of cocaine and $200,000 inside the machine.

According to DEA New England, two illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic were turned over to ICE Boston custody in connection to the drug seizure.

The Mass State Police helped them with the operation, the agency said.

Wrong side of the tracks

A driver of a Mercedes managed to make it onto the Green Line tracks in Brookline early Monday morning, according to the T Police.

The vehicle got stuck on the rail line around 3 a.m. around Beacon St., and St. Paul St.

The 27-year-old driver told T Police that she could see well and had mistaken the tracks for part of the road.

The vehicle needed to be towed and police said they arrested the driver after she failed to comply with orders “to stay out of [the] roadway.”

The MBTA Police said that a car got stuck on the Green Line tracks early Monday morning. (Courtesy of the T Police)

Incident Summary

BPD responded to 216 incidents in the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Monday, according to the department’s incident log. Those included one robbery, nine aggravated assaults, one commercial burglary, one residential burglary, two larcenies from a vehicle, 25 miscellaneous larcenies, and three auto thefts.

Arrests

All of the below-named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

— James Chiocchio, 73 Madison Ave., Quincy. Felony breaking and entering at night.

— Nicole Lassiter, 225 Center St., Roxbury. Auto theft.

— John Desautel, 29 Rhode Island Ave., Cumberland, RI. Warrant arrest.

— Laura Baum, 91 Clay St., Quincy. Aiding in the concealment of stolen property.

— Jose Rivera, 25 Col. Michael J. McDonough Way, South Boston. Possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug.

— Korin O’Doherty, 570 School St., Belmont. Possession of a Class B drug.

— Brett Rome, 39 Kingston St., Boston. Possession of a Class B drug.

— Alina Darden, 88 Monroe St., Roxbury. Shoplifting by asportation.

— Luke Cascio, 10 Blue Grass Dr., Middletown, RI. Larceny under $1,200.

— Lorvens Desir, 210 Kennebec St., Hyde Park. Larceny from a building.

— Kareem Williams, 3518 South Rhodes Ave., Chicago, IL. Warrant arrest.