Law enforcement will provide an update Wednesday on the Grand Jury proceedings in the Sam Nordquist homicide investigation in Ontario County. Seven individuals have been indicted on at least one felony charge, which will be revealed at their next court appearance.
29-year-old Kimberly Socchia, of Canandaigua, 21-year-old Thomas Eaves, of Geneva, 38-year-old Precious Arzguaga, of Canandaigua, 30-year-old Jennifer Quijano, of Geneva, 19-year-old Emily Motyka, of Lima, 30-year-old Patrick Goodwin, of Canandaigua, and 33-year-old Kyle Sage, of Rochester have all been charged with second-degree murder of depraved indifference. All seven have been indicted on at least one felony charge that will be revealed at their next court appearance.
Nordquist, 24, traveled from Minnesota to the Finger Lakes last September and was reported missing last month after his family last heard from him on January 1. Investigators executed a search warrant on February 13 at Patty’s Lodge in Hopewell, where he was believed to have been staying. His body was later discovered in a field in Yates County.
Three days after the discovery, the Ontario County District Attorney’s Office stated there was no evidence at the time to suggest Nordquist’s murder was a hate crime. Nordquist was transgender.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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