Murder Suspect Indicted
A man has been indicted on charges that he murdered an elderly man in his Delevan Terrace apartment in December.
42-year-old Melvin Stephenson is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 80-year-old Wilbur Norton.
Stephenson is also charged with first-degree manslaughter, burglary and robbery. He's being held in Attica Prison. He's scheduled for arraignment on March 1.
Norton's body was discovered by a Meals on Wheels volunteer on December 1.
Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb says Stephenson, who lives in the same apartment building, became a person of interest shortly after an autopsy revealed that Norton's death was a homicide. He was picked up on a parole violation and was in custody during the investigation into Norton's death.
42-year-old Melvin Stephenson is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 80-year-old Wilbur Norton.
Stephenson is also charged with first-degree manslaughter, burglary and robbery. He's being held in Attica Prison. He's scheduled for arraignment on March 1.
Norton's body was discovered by a Meals on Wheels volunteer on December 1.
Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb says Stephenson, who lives in the same apartment building, became a person of interest shortly after an autopsy revealed that Norton's death was a homicide. He was picked up on a parole violation and was in custody during the investigation into Norton's death.
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