Thursday, June 10, 2010

Bronx, NY: Guilty verdict in killing of cousin’s girlfriend

NEW YORK - A Bronx man was convicted of murder in the contract killing of his cousin’s girlfriend. Devon Miller, 27, of 1060 Beach Avenue, the Bronx, was found guilty on one count of murder in the 1st degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree in the shooting death of Chelsea Frazier of Southbridge, Massachusetts.

Sentencing is set for June 29. Miller is facing a maximum sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for his role in the murder.

The evidence at trial indicated that Miller was hired to carry out the contract killing of Frazier and was offered $1,000 and a gold chain as payment for the crime.

According to testimony, Miller shot Frazier to death as she sat in her parked vehicle at the intersection of Torry and Barrett Avenues in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx.

Co-defendant, Carlos Cruz, 39, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of Murder in the 1st degree during jury selection in June 2009 and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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