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Jury Finds Exford Guilty on All 13 Counts Contained
in Indictment
Published: March 17, 2022 at
05:15 p.m. Updated: 07:00 p.m.
By: Nick Altmire
BREAKING: Shawn L. Exford
has been found guilty by a Lewis County jury on all 13 counts of the indictment he faced, including arson, murder and
reckless endangerment. The jury started deliberations at 3:30 this
afternoon and rendered their verdict at 4:40 p.m.
Exford is convicted
of starting the fatal fire at 7525 South State Street in Lowville on the
night of November 30, 2019, killing Catherine Crego
and Saratina Kilbourne. Six individuals escaped
the fire, with Exford convicted of six counts of first-degree reckless
endangerment, in addition to the four counts of second-degree murder, two
counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson. He was
remanded to custody with sentencing set for April 22, 2022.
We will have a
full update a little later.
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