LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman has announced that a Buffalo man will face prison time for a 2024 Manslaughter case.

Patrick J. Washington III, 20, of Buffalo, NY has been sentenced to 17 years in prison, after being sentenced for Manslaughter in the First Degree.

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According to the DA's office, on October 15, 2024, Washington previously plead guilty to intentionally running over Xavier Gober on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The incident led to Gober's death, he was only 26 years old.

Washington will also serve a 5-year post-release sentence for his conviction.

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