Anne Hayes

2 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — The family of a slain Syracuse man packed an Onondaga County courtroom Wednesday for the sentencing of his killer. Kelvonn Godbolt, 23, was shot in the back on Aug. 29, 2023. He was at a convenience store at 1907 South Ave. buying drinks to celebrate his 24th birthday the next day. Kayla Schroder, Godbolt’s aunt, was tearful when she spoke at the sentencing. She told his killer she would never forgive him. “You have taken from us like a thief in the night,” Schroder said.

2 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A key witness, who was expected to corroborate the story of the police officer who killed a man at a 2016 Father’s Day cookout, recanted his story Tuesday in federal court. Carlos Stackhouse, 27, took the stand Tuesday afternoon in the civil trial against Syracuse Police Officer Kelsey Francemone, who fatally shot Gary T. Porter, 41, on June 19, 2016.

2 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A man accused of killing his girlfriend and son faces a new charge after being indicted by a grand jury. David Huff, 43, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Yeraldith Tschudy, 32, and his son, Jeremiah Huff, 11, inside his stepfather’s home at 128 Roney Road around 9:30 p.m. Monday. On Friday, an indictment was filed against Huff. A grand jury charged him with first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and a new charge of second-degree attempted murder.

2 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — As shots rang out at a Father’s Day party on Syracuse’s Near West Side in June 2016, more than 100 people started running from the gunfire. Syracuse police Officer Kelsey Francemone ran against the crowd toward the sound of the shots. She opened fire when she saw people shooting and muzzle flashes, she says. Her gun malfunctioned and wouldn’t fire. “I considered myself dead,” Francemone said in federal court Friday. She said she replaced the magazine, fixing the gun.

2 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — Severe thunderstorms with high winds are causing power outages, downing trees and knocking out power lines in Onondaga and Cayuga counties Saturday afternoon. Falling trees have hit at least five homes in Onondaga County. Trees have also blocked roads and downed wires. In Jordan, a tree was uprooted and hit a house, according to the National Weather Service. Trees were also reported down in Camillus, Syracuse, Bayberry and Onondaga.