A Rochester man has been arrested in connection with the 2022 killing of 29-year-old James Hallenbeck.
Police were called to 162 Olean St. around 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 21, 2022, where officers found Hallenbeck on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck and blunt force trauma. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Tuesday afternoon, members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Squad and the U.S. Marshals Violent Felony Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Rahjule Keeton during a traffic stop on a sealed indictment warrant. The indictment was unsealed later that evening in Monroe County Court, charging Keeton with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and second-degree robbery in Hallenbeck’s death.
Keeton is being held at the Monroe County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday at 2 p.m. before Judge Argento.
The investigation remains active. Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the Major Crimes Unit at 585-428-7157, Crime Stoppers at 585-423-9300, or email MajorCrimes@cityofrochester.gov.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Man charged with murder in 2022 Rochester shooting and robbery
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