Autreyu Massaline rejects plea bargain, retrial moves ahead - The Ithaca Voice

Autreyu Massaline rejects plea bargain, retrial moves ahead - The Ithaca Voice

Autreyu Massaline had a choice Thursday: accept a plea deal that would cap his prison sentence at 18 years, or take his chances before another jury on a murder charge that could put him behind bars for decades. He chose the jury.  Massaline rejected a plea offer during a hearing in Tompkins County Court, setting the stage for an Oct. 23 retrial in the fatal stabbing of 54-year-old Edward Warren.  At his first trial in May, Massaline’s attorneys …