BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – A Erie County grand jury accused the driving force of a Maserati involved in a fatal accident in South Buffalo about 10 months ago.
Antonio D. Brown is charged with manslaughter, manslaughter and manslaughter in an annoying vehicle. He made the impression at Erie County Court this morning, where Judge Kenneth Case set up a $50,000 bond and revoked his license.
Police said Brown was driving around 2:40 a.m. on October 27, 2019 when he crashed his 2008 Maserati into another car on Seneca Street and Pomona Place in October.
Investigators say Anthony Twentyfive III, 33, and Kristin N. LaBruno, anyone from Buffalo, had just left a parking area on Seneca Street when their Toyota sedan was hit. Both patients later died in the hospital.
The indictment follows nearly a year of investigation, hypothesis and frustration around the case.
“There have been rumors about this case after the first time. And I can tell you that none of them are true, okay? Erie County District Attorney John Flynn told I-Team this morning.” The only thing that’s true is that there’s a concerned Maserati here, okay? That, that the defendant was driving a Maserati. It’s the only date without a glamorous or sensational social media date that’s true. The fact that he got hooked on Mayor Brown was completely wrong. The fact that it’s a Buffalo Bill is completely wrong. “
Flynn said that when the police arrived at the scene, it was raining and the stage was chaotic. He said the location of the bodies was also confusing because LaBruno had been ejected and Brown was not in his car.
Flynn said Brown’s blood was drawn without delay and sent to a toxicology lab, where the effects can take only 60 days.
In November, I-Team reported that police had a court order giving them permission to take the Maserati black box.
At the time, a source close to the investigation told I-Team that the black box had been sent to Italy for examination. But questions remained about the evidence taken on the car and whether they were ever sent to Italy.
Later, a police source told 7 Eyewitness News that Maserati Brown’s driving was manufactured before it was mandatory to have black boxes or second-hand data recorders in cars. Another device was taken and police were unable to recover knowledge of the device crash, a source said.
In June, 7 Eyewitness News’ I-Team sued the Buffalo Police Department for refusing to receive documents similar to the case. At the time, police spokesman Mike DeGeorge told I-Team that the data on the case would remain sealed.
“After further discussions with the district attorney’s office, we decided that the publication of the requested documents would be irrelevant given the ongoing nature of the offender’s investigation,” DeGeorge said.
Brown faces up to 25 years if convicted of all charges. No other date has been set for the hearing.
The Twenty-five-year Circle of Relatives and LaBruno issued this statement: “This very moving morning for our circle of relatives, however, we are satisfied that the case is moving forward now. We sense that the procedure takes time, especially since Covid causes more delays. We have lost two circles of family members whom we deeply miss and love and need justice for Kristin and Anthony.