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Submitted by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office
Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced Jamal Fareed, 74, of Buffalo, was sentenced Tuesday morning before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi to 15 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at approximately 2 p.m., Buffalo Police responded to an apartment building on the 900 block of Main Street for the report of a deceased man. Officers found the body of the victim, 66-year-old Ray Thompson, inside of his apartment. An autopsy by the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the victim died from stab wounds and blunt force trauma.
Fareed has been held since his arraignment on the indictment in late September 2019. The criminal proceedings were postponed after the defendant was found not competent to stand trial. He remained in custody at a secure mental health facility. Our office received notification of the defendant’s fitness to proceed in June 2024. In August, the defendant was found competent to stand trial following two forensic examinations. A jury trial was scheduled to commence March 6, 2025.
Fareed pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in the first degree (class “B” violent felony) on Feb. 10, 2025.
Keane commends retired detectives Carl Lundin and James Kaska of the Buffalo Police Department for their work in this investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Chief Cathleen M. Roemer of the felony trials bureau, Assistant District Attorney Christine M. Garvey of the Buffalo City Court bureau, Assistant District Attorney Briana R.D. Kalman of the narcotics/intelligence bureau, and Chief Eugene T. Partridge III of the homicide bureau.
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