(WNY News Now) – A former University at Buffalo student has been sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge after pleading guilty to inciting a riot during a campus demonstration in May 2024.
Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that a 19-year-old male from Newburg, New York, was sentenced in Amherst Town Court to a one-year conditional discharge following a guilty plea to inciting a riot. The defendant, who was 18 at the time of the offense, was adjudicated as a youthful offender.
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 12:46 p.m., the defendant made a social media post directing others to engage in violent and disorderly behavior likely to cause public alarm. The message targeted participants in a demonstration organized by the Jewish Student Union at the University at Buffalo’s North Campus in Amherst.
The University at Buffalo Police identified the defendant—then a UB student—and issued an appearance ticket for his arraignment at a later date.
On February 27, 2025, the defendant pleaded guilty to one count of Inciting to Riot, a Class “A” misdemeanor and the highest charge applicable under the circumstances.
District Attorney Keane acknowledged the efforts of the University at Buffalo Police Department for their role in the investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Daniel J. Morris of the Felony Trials Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Kurt C. Snuszka of the Justice Courts Bureau.
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