Murder trial in buddy’s fatal shooting set for next month
Updated 11:34 AM;
Today 11:34 AM
Semori Wilson, 25, was found fatally shot on Bay Street in Stapleton in May, 2018. His friend, Francis Batama, has been indicted on murder and other charges.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Prosecutors allege Francis Batama fatally shot his friend Semori Wilson, 25, three times in the back shortly before midnight on May 10, 2018, in Stapleton.
Batama, 28, was busted five months later and charged with felony counts of murder, manslaughter, criminal weapon possession and criminal firearm possession.
Jail has been the Stapleton resident’s home since his arrest.
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He had gun. He ran from cops. He’s going back to prison.
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
Michael Boyd was pulled over at the intersection of Walker Street and Morningstar Road in Elm Park on Feb. 9, 2019. He previously pleaded guilty to a gun charge to resolve his case.
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But Michael Boyd couldn’t escape the long arm of the law.
Now, Boyd’s next trip will be to an upstate prison after being sentenced to three years behind bars for gun possession.
The events unfolded around 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 9, 2019.
Cops pulled over the 2014 Mercedes-Benz Boyd was driving at the corner of Walker Street and Morningstar Road, said a criminal complaint.