NYLON – Former Livingston County District Attorney and current Monroe County Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moran on Thursday sentenced the man convicted of fatally shooting Rochester Police Officer Daryl Pierson. Thomas Joshnon III was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, along with 55 years to life in prison, to be served consecutively. The sentences were for Aggravated Murder of a Police Officer and Attempted … [Read more...]
Justice Moran Refuses to Recuse Himself from Pierson Murder Trial
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. NYLON – The defense attorney for the man accused of killing Rochester Police Officer Daryl Pierson last year has asked a Justice to recuse himself for his defendant's trial, and the Justice has refused. According to news partner 13WHAM, Justice Thomas Moran has been asked to recuse himself from the case of defendant Thomas Johnson III because he served as a … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Mourns Fallen RPD Officer Pierson
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty led a procession of more than three dozen of his Deputies north to the Blue Cross Arena in downtown Rochester to attend a memorial service for fallen Rochester Police (RPD) officer Daryl Pierson, 32, on Wednesday. Pierson was killed in the line of duty exactly one week ago today, on Wednesday, September 3. According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Pierson was allegedly shot by … [Read more...]