"Powell, 36, was found guilty of brutally assaulting Jhomiel Brown and holding him hostage in a shed in DeWitt, Onondaga County, just east of Syracuse, on Sept. 24, 2023. Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said. He passed out from the beating but later managed to escape by using one of his ripped-out teeth to cut through the duct tape used to restrain him."
"Prosecutors had offered Powell a plea deal under which he would spend 10 years in prison if he pleaded guilty, which he refused. During the trial, he told the court that Brown's injuries were the result of a drug deal-related fight, which prosecutors said was a lie, Syracuse.com reported."
Shah Powell, 36, received a 50-year prison sentence for the September 24, 2023, kidnapping and torture of Jhomiel Brown in DeWitt, Onondaga County. Brown was beaten with metal poles, bitten, burned with cigarettes, and had his front teeth ripped out with pliers. Brown passed out from the beating but later escaped by using a ripped-out tooth to cut through duct tape. Prosecutors offered Powell a 10-year plea deal if he pleaded guilty, which he refused. Powell claimed at trial that the injuries stemmed from a drug deal-related fight, a claim prosecutors said was false. Powell apologized repeatedly to the victim's family and his own; the judge cited the barbaric nature of the assault when imposing sentence.
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