Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) – A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the death of a Rochester teen who disap
Reign Tapiato, 28, was sentenced Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the Aug. 27, 2023 death of 16-year-old Jakarah Lopez-Moore in Rochester. Rochester, N.Y. – A 28-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for the death of a Rochester teen who disappeared last summer.pleaded guilty to manslaughter in September.
U.S. Marshals arrested Tapiato Feb. 23 on State Street. Police said Tapiato and Lopez-Moore were "acquaintances" but didn't share further details about the extent of their "relationship." "He deserves that time to think about what he took away from Jakarah's friends, and her family and the community,” Assistant District Attorney Michael Caranante said. "Mr. Tapiato did state in court that there was an argument and during the course of that argument he did shoot and kill her."
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