Man sentenced in local, Erie County shootings
A Buffalo man has been sentenced on a pair of separate, unrelated shooting incidents.
Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said Torrie Jones was sentenced Friday to one and a third to four years in state prison. Jones in September pleaded guilty to a third-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon charge, ending a lengthy case slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a mistrial late last year.
On Monday, Jones, 24, was also sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on a second-degree attempted murder charge in Erie County. According to John Flynn, Erie County district attorney, Jones used an illegal gun to fire “numerous shots” at another person on April 19, 2021. Flynn said the victim — who was sitting inside a vehicle at the corner of East Delavan Avenue and Pansy Place in the city of Buffalo — suffered injuries to his arm and chest.
Schmidt said Jones’ sentences will run concurrently.
Jones and Mikial Moore were initially charged following a shooting March 26, 2020, in front of 707 Jefferson St. in Jamestown. A city man drove himself to UPMC Chautauqua for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after he was reportedly struck in the head.
An investigation by the Jamestown Police Department led to six arrests, including Moore and Jones.
During a search of the Jefferson Street home, investigators reportedly found four unlawfully possessed handguns along with 200 rounds of ammunition, 12 pounds of marijuana, 1.2 ounces of cocaine and around $4,000 in cash.
The pair was indicted in August 2020.
In December 2021, County Court Judge David Foley declared a mistrial in the case; three months prior, potential jurors were sent home and the trial was postponed after “COVID concerns” arose just before jury selection was to begin.
Moore later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is scheduled to be sentenced next month.