NEW KEN MAN CONVICTED IN CONNECTION WITH FATAL SHOOTING

A New Kensington man was convicted in connection with a fatal shooting nearly six years ago.  The Trib reports that Letreese Williams was convicted by a jury yesterday of charges of second and third degree murder, robbery and illegal possession of a firearm connected with the shooting on January 15th, 2020 that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Anthone Williams.  The trial was the third time prosecutors sought to convict Letresse Williams. The first attempt in June 2024 ended after 14 hours of deliberations when jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder but failed to reach a verdict on the remaining counts. Last August, another jury again failed to reach verdicts following 10 hours of deliberations.  Williams faces a mandatory life sentence in prison for the second-degree murder charge.  A formal sentencing hearing will be held in three months.