Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Jahmil A. Paisley, 31, of Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty this morning before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to one count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Class C felony). Paisley pleaded guilty to the sole count of the indictment.
On Friday, October 18, 2024, at approximately 3:24 p.m., police and paramedics responded to an apartment on Slate Creek Drive in the Town of Cheektowaga after receiving a 911 call for an unresponsive child. The victim, 21-month-old Logan Paisley, was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital of Buffalo where he was pronounced dead. The defendant recklessly caused the death of his son.
Paisley faces a maximum of 15 years in prison when he is sentenced on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. He remains held without bail.
DA Keane commends Lieutenant Detective Justin Haag, Detective Jeffrey Fial and Officer Spencer Bruno of the Cheektowaga Police Department for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Chief Ashley M. Morgan of the Major Crimes Bureau.