15-year-old charged as adult in August shooting at a South Geddes Street gas station.
Jesus Carmona, 15, is arraigned on charges of murder and attempted murder related to an Aug. 21 shooting outside a South Geddes Street gas station. He stands next to his lawyer, Marsha Hunt, as the prosecutor, Senior Assistant DA Robert Duncanson, addresses Judge Anthony Aloi as to why Carmona should not get bail. Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse teenager was arraigned today in a shooting last month that left one man dead, a second man critically injured and a second gunman being sought by police.
Jesus Carmona, 15, of 226 Holland St., is facing charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the Aug. 21 shooting outside the gas station at 631 S. Geddes St.
He's accused of acting with a second gunman to intentionally kill Luis Quinonez-Osorio and to try to kill Yojan Ceballos.
The indictment has been sealed from public scrutiny because the second suspect has not yet been arrested. But Syracuse police identified him as 23-year-old Emilier Carrassquillo-Fuentes.
Authorities said Carmona had a dispute with Ceballos and Carrassquillo-Fuentes had a dispute with Quinonez-Osorio when Carmona learned both victims were together at the gas station. Officials said Carmona and Carrassquillo opened fire on the two men as the victims walked to Quinonez-Osorio's parked car.
Quinonez-Osorio, shot in the head, neck and torso, died about 30 minutes after his arrival at Upstate University Hospital. Ceballos was shot in the back but survived, initially hospitalized in critical condition.
Police said several 9 mm and .45 caliber cartridges were found at the scene. But Senior Assistant District Attorney Robert Duncanson has declined comment on any evidence indicating which defendant allegedly had which weapon and which bullets hit which victim.
Defense lawyer Marsha Hunt today said she has not yet been given that information either. In court today, she was provided several police reports indicating Carmona made oral admissions to participating in the shooting.
Duncanson also told County Judge Anthony Aloi that Hunt would be provided with a copy of a map a police detective drew while talking to Carmona to indicate the areas the teenager was discussing.
Hunt told Aloi that Carmona's mother is dead and the youth had been living with his grandmother. She also indicated he was already on Family Court probation from an earlier gun-possession case.
Although only 15, Carmona is being prosecuted as an adult because of the seriousness of the crime. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years to life in prison if convicted of the murder charge and a maximum penalty of 3 1/3 to 10 years if convicted of the attempted murder or assault charges.
While Hunt asked Aloi to set "reasonable" bail, Aloi granted Duncanson's request to keep Carmona in custody with no bail. The teenager is being held in the Hillbrook Detention Facility because of his age.
Aloi adjourned the case to Oct. 1 for a pretrial conference with the lawyers.
