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Erie murder trial: 2 defendants sentenced to life plus more time

Erie County Courts: Another homicide trial starts with self-defense claim

The months-long procession of homicide trials continues in Erie County Court with another case in which the defendant is arguing self-defense. Jury selection started on Monday in the trial of Erie resident Derrick A. Feidler, 36. He is accused of going into his home at 1400 block of West 35th Street to retrieve a rifle before fatally shooting another man in the chest after the two got into an argument outside the residence at about 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2019. The Erie County District Attorney s Office is contending that Feidler committed first-degree murder, or a premeditated killing, when he shot the victim, 38-year-old Jose Arenas Jr.

2 convicted of 2nd-degree murder in Erie marijuana robbery

After hearing four days of testimony, an Erie County jury needed little time to convict two 24-year-olds of second-degree murder in a fatal shooting that occurred during a robbery of marijuana in Erie in January 2020. Defendants Jakwaris Robison and Marshawn Williams were found guilty on Monday after the jury deliberated for about one hour and 15 minutes. Judge Daniel Brabender set sentencing for April 23. Robison and Williams face life sentences with no parole in the death of 26-year-old Devin Way. Life terms are automatic in a conviction for second-degree murder, a killing committed during a felony, such as a robbery. Robison and Williams were charged with second-degree murder directly or as accomplices.

Erie homicide: Woman admits guilt, testifies against co-defendants

A young Erie woman admitted in Erie County Court on Wednesday to participating in the fatal shooting of a city man as she and others executed a plan to rob the man of marijuana on a snowy Sunday afternoon in January 2020. Melissa Seaman, 20, was well into her testimony late Wednesday morning when Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Lightner asked her if she was guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Devin Way. Yeah, she said from the witness stand. Second-degree murder, a killing committed in the course of a felony, is the lead charge that Seaman and three co-defendants face in the Erie police investigation into the Jan. 19, 2020, homicide. Seaman testified at the trial of two of her accused accomplices.

Erie County Courts: Nine homicide trials scheduled over next six months