Amaris Elliott-Engel / The Citizen
AUBURN -- Two men admitted in Cayuga County Court Thursday to a 10-day spree of car thievery.
Kenneth Armstrong, 23, of 1272 Tollgate Hill Road, Moravia, and Aaron Manning, 21, a Syracuse transient, stole 11 cars between Feb. 15 and Feb. 23 in the Cayuga County towns of Genoa, Locke, Moravia, Sempronius and Summerhill.
Both men were driving stolen cars when they crashed on Route 90 in the Cortland County town of Homer Feb. 23. They were clocked driving at 80 mph on Route 90 in the town of Summerhill by a New York State Police patrol out of the Auburn station.
Armstrong lost control of a 2000 Buick and crashed into a guardrail. Manning began speeding south on Route 90 toward the village of Homer in a Chevrolet Blazer. It was found parked by state troopers from the Homer station at Kinney Gulf Road and Route 90 before Manning sped off again.
Manning had to be extricated from the Blazer when it overturned in a ditch on the east side of Route 90.
They were involved in so many car thefts and burglaries that they couldn't recall Thursday all of the details of their crimes. They satisfied the legal requirement they explain to Judge Peter Corning what they did in committing each felony crime by stating they had discussed all of the charges with their attorneys and had admitted to them.
Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Citizen.
Kenneth Armstrong, 23, of 1272 Tollgate Hill Road, Moravia, and Aaron Manning, 21, a Syracuse transient, stole 11 cars between Feb. 15 and Feb. 23 in the Cayuga County towns of Genoa, Locke, Moravia, Sempronius and Summerhill.
Both men were driving stolen cars when they crashed on Route 90 in the Cortland County town of Homer Feb. 23. They were clocked driving at 80 mph on Route 90 in the town of Summerhill by a New York State Police patrol out of the Auburn station.
Armstrong lost control of a 2000 Buick and crashed into a guardrail. Manning began speeding south on Route 90 toward the village of Homer in a Chevrolet Blazer. It was found parked by state troopers from the Homer station at Kinney Gulf Road and Route 90 before Manning sped off again.
Manning had to be extricated from the Blazer when it overturned in a ditch on the east side of Route 90.
They were involved in so many car thefts and burglaries that they couldn't recall Thursday all of the details of their crimes. They satisfied the legal requirement they explain to Judge Peter Corning what they did in committing each felony crime by stating they had discussed all of the charges with their attorneys and had admitted to them.
Read the full report in Friday's edition of The Citizen.