Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that a 17-year-old male from Buffalo was sentenced yesterday afternoon before Youth Part Judge Brenda Freedman as a Youthful Offender to 6 months of incarceration followed by 3 years of probation.
On Friday, November 1, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Buffalo Police responded to a reported stabbing on the 1900 block of Seneca Street. The adolescent offender, who was 17 years old at the time of the incident, intentionally stabbed the victim with a pocketknife during a neighborhood dispute. The victim, a 43-year-old man, was taken by ambulance to ECMC. The victim was hospitalized for several days after undergoing surgery for injuries to his chest and abdomen.
The adolescent offender pleaded guilty to one count of Assault in the First Degree (Class “B” violent felony) on February 5, 2025.
DA Keane commends Detective Courtney Halligan and Officer Brendan Cullen of the Buffalo Police Department for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney James L. Harrington of the Raise the Age/Motor Vehicle Theft Insurance Fraud Unit.