Syracuse man pleads guilty to drug murder
Posted: 01.04.2012 at 6:27 AM
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SYRACUSE (AP) -- A 22-year-old Syracuse man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and weapon crimes for setting up a drug robbery that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man.

Tavorn Hunter of Syracuse was killed in the October 2010 robbery, which was caught on surveillance videotape.

Derek Williams pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiding the use of weapon in connection with a drug trafficking crime that resulted in a death, which amounts to a federal murder charge.

A second suspect, Shakeem Moore, was charged with second-degree murder in Onondaga County Court. He's accused of shooting Hunter in the chest.

Williams faces up to life in federal prison when sentenced in May. Moore faces 25 years to life in state prison if convicted of second-degree murder.

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