Anne Hayes

3 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A teen accused of murder is set to have the charges against him dropped later this month. Jose Romero, 17, was indicted with Josue Pizarro, 27, in connection with the fatal shooting of Jesus Carmona, 28, near 221 Sabine St. on April 13, 2024, after an argument, police have said. Romero, who was 16 at the time, and Pizarro were both charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

3 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse man was found guilty of killing a woman by stabbing her38 times before disposing of the bloody knife in a university area trash can. Maurice Delee, 48, was convicted of second-degree murder and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces 25 years to life in prison. The jury found that Delee entered an abandoned home at 1511 First North St., where Felicia I. Davis, 29, was sheltering, and stabbed her repeatedly in a bedroom with a large kitchen knife on Oct.

3 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse man was caught on camera at the scene of a brutal stabbing and handling the murder weapon, buthis defense attorney told a jury Thursday that is not enough evidence. During closing arguments in a murder trial Thursday, Lance Cimino, the man’s attorney, listed the facts he can’t contest. Maurice Delee was seen walking to 1115 First North St. minutes before Felicia I. Davis, 29, was brutally stabbed.

3 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse man accused of helping his then-girlfriend hide the body of her 5-year-old child pleaded guilty to a gun charge Thursday that will keep him in prison for over a decade. Corrice Parks, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. In exchange, Judge Matthew Doran promised Parks a sentencing range of 10 to 14 years in prison. Doran did not make any promises about how his plea could impact the case involving the child’s death.

3 weeks ago | syracuse.com | Anne Hayes

Syracuse, N.Y. — A man accused of brutally stabbing a woman on Syracuse’s North Side was later caught on camera throwing out a bloody knife hidden in a Takis chips bag, prosecutors say. Maurice Delee, 48, is on trial this week for the murder of 29-year-old Felicia I. Davis. She was found dead with 38 stab wounds in the driveway of 1511 First North St. on Oct. 25, 2023.