PA man sentenced for Elmira kidnapping and murder

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- One of the men accused of torturing a man in Elmira before leaving him to die in a Pennsylvania field has pleaded guilty on ...

May 6, 2023
8:56 AM

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- One of the men accused of torturing a man in Elmira before leaving him to die in a Pennsylvania field has pleaded guilty on Friday, May 5th. Malik Weems of Pittsburgh, PA now faces 18 years to life for the murder charge and 15 years to life for kidnapping.  Weems is one of the men who helped two other people torture and kill 38-year-old Juan Jose Gotay from New York City. Gotay was brutally tortured at a home in Elmira and then left to die in a Pennsylvania field. The sentences will run concurrently.