Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Keyondre Robertson, also known as “Kano,” 23, of Buffalo, was sentenced this afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to 19 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision.
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the defendant shot the victim with an illegal gun on Lang Avenue near Ericson Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The victim, 25-year-old John L. Craig, died at the scene.
Robertson pleaded guilty to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree (Class “B” violent felony) and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class “C” violent felony) on October 28, 2024.
DA Keane commends Detective Mark White and Detective Scott Malec of the Buffalo Police Department for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney John P. Gerken, Jr. of the Homicide Bureau.