Man Sentenced for Involvement in Chautauqua County Contract Killing

A Rochester man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the contract killing of a Jamestown man in 2008.

23-year-old Diego Correa-Castro and his co-defendants traveled from Rochester to Jamestown to look for 31-year-old Quincy Turner, who was gunned down outside his racecar shop in the Town of Ellicott on May 30, 2008. Correa-Castro was convicted of possession of firearm used in a violent crime.

“The significant sentence in this case – imposed upon someone who did not pull the trigger but who nevertheless assisted in finding the intended victim – sends a strong message that our Office will not tolerate such a brutal, violent crime,” said U.S. Attorney William Hochul in a news release. “All of us in federal law enforcement pledge to continue to work with our local and County law enforcement partners to bring the most dangerous members of society to justice.”

The other defendants were indicted in August of last year for Turner's murder. In September of last year, Juan DeJesus-Santiago was convicted for his role in the murder.

At the time of his murder Turner was trying to work out a plea deal for himself in a federal drug case known as “Operation Q-Dog.”