The ground is black where a vehicle burned on Herbert Street in Syracuse early on April 21, 2020. The vehicle has been removed.Jacob Pucci | jpucci@syracuse.com
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man avoided a murder conviction Tuesday despite torching an SUV with his drunk and drugged friend inside because there wasn’t enough proof he meant to kill him, a defense lawyer said.
Timothy Benack, 51, had been facing trial on a murder charge in Justin Dougall’s death April 21, 2020 on the city’s North Side. Dougall was incapacitated in a Nissan Pathfinder when Benack set the vehicle on fire.
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