Suspect pleads not guilty to killing man with screwdriver on Portland Ave.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man accused of stabbing a homeless person to death with a screwdriver has pleaded not guilty.

On September 22, 59-year-old Laverne Singletary was found stabbed in the parking lot of a gas station on Portland Avenue. Singletary was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Officers said 32-year-old Antonio McKnight, who is also homeless, was arrested at the scene. It was alleged that he stabbed Singletary after an argument…

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