A Rochester woman on Monday pleaded guilty to causing the death of her 16-year-old son last fall after the teen jumped onto his mother’s car.
Plea to manslaughter, other charges
Aneka Connor pleaded guilty in state Supreme Court to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree reckless endangerment, both felonies, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, in connection with the death of her son Ca’hry Gibson, according to the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office.
What led to Ca’hry Gibson’s death
Gibson, 16, was found unconscious in the street on Breck Street on Oct. 10 after he jumped onto his mother’s vehicle during an argument over his cell phone, according to police.
Video evidence showed the vehicle accelerating, causing the teenager to fall to the pavement. He was rushed to Strong Memorial Hospital, where he died nearly a month later – on Nov. 7 – due to the injuries he suffered during the fall.
Mother sentenced
Connor was indicted by a Monroe County Grand Jury and was arrested in December. She was sentenced to 1 to 3 years in state prison by state Supreme Court Justice Stephen Miller as part of the plea agreement, according to the DA’s Office.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Rochester mother pleads guilty in son’s fatal fall
Reporting by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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