Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Miguel A. Castro, Jr., 19, of Town of Tonawanda, was arraigned this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Betty Calvo-Torres on an indictment charging him with one count of Murder in the Second Degree (Class A-I felony).
It is alleged that on Monday, February 16, 2026, at approximately noon, the defendant stabbed the victim with a knife inside of his residence on the 1100 block of Parkhurst Boulevard in the Town of Tonawanda. The defendant is accused of intentionally causing the death of his grandmother. The victim, 57-year-old Anna M. Moore, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Castro is scheduled to return on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. for a pre-trial conference. He remains held without bail.
If convicted of the highest charge, Castro faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.
DA Keane commends the Town of Tonawanda Police Department for their work in this investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Frank A. Strano of the Homicide Bureau.
As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.