Rochester man found guilty in murder trial | Crime

A jury has found a Rochester man guilty of strangling a Rochester woman to death one year ago.

After an hour and a half of deliberating, a jury found been Matthew Townsend guilty of second degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Toccara Harmon.

Harmon was found strangled to death one year ago. Her body was found in a garbage bin behind a building a Lyell Avenue. A restaurant worker found the body.

Last year, a judge declared Matthew Townsend's case a mistrial because three jurors had been talking about the case outside of court.

Matthew Townsend will be sentenced on April 5th.He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

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