A Brooklyn jury convicted a 21-year-old man Friday of knifing a Greenwich Village chef to death during a botched burglary in 2016 and trying to burn down the victim’s apartment to cover his tracks.

Jahkeem Scott, of Cypress Hills, was found guilty of second-degree murder, second-degree arson and first-degree burglary for killing 61-year-old Romulo Heras, who was a chef at the now-shuttered Cornelia Street Cafe, on Jan. 22, 2016 in Heras’ apartment in Cypress Hills.

Scott could face 25 years to life in prison on the murder charge when he is sentenced next month.

“A beloved family man and popular chef was senselessly and brutally murdered in his home,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a news release. “This verdict is a small measure of justice for Romulo Heras’s wife, children and grandchildren.”

Scott’s attorney could not immediately be reached for comment.

Scott slashed and stabbed Heras 31 times after Heras woke up to Scott trying to burglarize his apartment, according to the Brooklyn DA. Scott then set fires in six different places around the apartment before fleeing the scene.

Firefighters found Heras’ body when responding to the scene.

Scott went on the run for the next several months after the killing but was arrested in May 2016 in Virginia.