Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 39-year-old Louis C. Goforth of Buffalo pleaded guilty this morning before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class “B” violent felony).
Goforth faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. He continues to be held without bail.
DA Flynn commends the Buffalo Police Department Homicide Squad for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Rebecca L. Schnirel of the Homicide Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Justin T. Wallens of the Felony Trials Bureau.
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