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Submitted by the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office
Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced Patrick J. Washington III, 20 years old, of Buffalo, plead guilty this afternoon to manslaughter in the first degree in the death of 26-year-old Xavier T. Gober of Niagara Falls. Washington admitted to intentionally running Gober over with his vehicle on Oct. 15, 2024, on Hyde Park Boulevard in the City of Niagara Falls, causing his death.
The defendant faces up to 25 years in State Prison when he returns to be sentenced by County Court Judge Caroline Wojtaszek on Sept. 2.
The case was investigated by the Niagara Falls Police Department and prosecuted by First Assistant District Attorney Doreen Hoffmann and Assistant District Attorney Carrington Crossley.
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