Man accused of killing his 101-year-old neighbor
(WJBK) - Police have arrested a neighbor in connection with the death of a 101-year-old woman in New York.
Police and firefighters found Marcia Morrison dead at her apartment on Tuesday. A senior transportation company had gone there for her weekly ride, but she did not answer.
According to court documents, Morrison was stabbed in the neck, throat and upper body. Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli called it "an outrageous crime."
The Democrat and Chronicle says 54-year-old Greg Jesner pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment in Rochester City Court on a second-degree murder charge. Jesner was initially detained after a separate incident.
Jesner and Morrison reportedly lived in the same building. The Democrat and Chronicle says Morrison lived on the first floor of the two-story, 16-unit building and that Jesner lived directly above her.
A prosecutor said Morrison did not have children and her husband had died decades ago, but that she was very active in the community.
Other neighbors are shaken as they remember the woman for her lively spirit, kindness and generosity.
Building resident Sandra Fields says the feisty and funny Morrison was a grandmother figure with "a lot of get-up-and-go."
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The Associated Press contributed to this report