ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The sentencing for a teen who was involved in setting a man on fire on Lyell Avenue back in March 2021 has been postponed to April 19.
Then-14-year-old Adriel Riley Jr. was arrested along with 16-year-old Zayvion Perry for setting fire to 53-year-old Steven Amenhauser, who died from his injuries one month later. The two pleaded not guilty, but Perry later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Riley, according to authorities, did not take a plea deal and waived his right to a trial by jury. He was found guilty of second-degree murder.
On Monday, Perry appeared in Monroe County Family Court and was sentenced to 25 years in the Monroe County Department of Corrections and five years of probation.
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