A New York man who was kidnapped and tortured by a former friend provided testimony that put his captor away for decades.
Shah Powell, 36, was convicted of kidnapping and torture last month, two years after he held Jhomiel Brown hostage in a shed in DeWitt, in upstate New York, and viciously tortured him. Brown testified at trial, recounting his violent ordeal at the hands of Powell.
In courtroom coverage by local news outlet Syracuse.com, Brown told the court that on Sept. 24, 2023, Powell beat him with metal poles, bit him, and burned him with cigarettes. While he was unconscious, Powell duct-taped Brown’s wrists to his ankles…