Summary Chester, New York, December 18, 2019: A young father, Michael Gregory Partridge, age 28, is brutally beaten and bound with an electrical cord and is left to die on the side of an icy, dark road. After about 20 minutes, a passerby in a vehicle calls 911 and emergency vehicle arrive, but Michael Partridge sadly dies upon arriving at the hospital from blunt force trauma and internal bleeding. Due to discovering revealing text messages, investigators are able to zero in on four suspects: Courtney Clemenza, Seth Pelsang, Timothy Smith and Robert "Bobby" Haskell. The suspects are interrogated separately and the finger-pointing begins. It will be up to the homicide detectives to unravel the truth behind their stories and apprehend the individual or individuals who are responsible for the crime. In the end, all four suspects were arrested due to their various parts in the murder. They were sentenced at different times during 2020 and 2021. Courtney Clemenza, age 33, pleaded guilty to 2nd degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 2 to 6 years in state prison. Seth Pelsang, age 31, pleaded guilty to 1st degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 9 years in state prison. Timothy Smith, age 37, pleaded guilty to 2nd degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 1 to 4 years in state prison. Bobby Haskell, age 55, the man who inflicted the actual beating with a metal baseball bat, pleaded guilty to 1st degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years in state prison.

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