A Rochester man involved in a murder outside Mark’s Texas Hots in 2014 has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison. Jesmond Hart was found guilty in November of second degree murder and weapons possession. Jamar Paige was shot down in the parking lot of the Lake Avenue restaurant. He was the father of a three-month-old […]
A Monroe County Court Jury has found 21-year-old Jonathan Ortiz guilty of second degree murder, attempted robbery and weapon possession charges. All were connected with an attempted robbery nearly two years ago at 26 Ludwig Park in Rochester. Ortiz and co-defendant Trevon McKinnon were accused of trying to force their way into 31-year-old Jamal Chester’s […]
The Monroe County District Attorney has decided to re-try Jose Torres after his murder conviction was overturned Wednesday. The D-A’s office says it still has an open investigation underway, but intends to re-try Torres in the 15-year-old murder of Miguel Cruz in Rochester A judge’s ruling overturned Torres’ conviction in the 2001 murder case after a […]