One of the suspects charged in the April 2021 kidnapping and torture of a man in Geneva has pleaded guilty.
The Elmira Star-Gazette reports that 20-year-old Malik Weems entered his guilty plea in Chemung County Court where he also admitted to a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the torture and murder of a New York City man in Elmira in January of 2021.
Weems and a New York City man were charged with holding the Geneva victim at gunpoint, beating him with belts and cords, and burning him with a knife. Weems faces 18 years to life on the murder charge and 15 years to life for the kidnapping.
Eddie Marte was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the Geneva attack
