12th person indicted in connection to kidnapping and murder of Ithaca man, two others face additional charges
(WENY) -- A Tioga County Grand Jury indicted a 12th person in connection to the kidnapping and murder of Thomas Rath and upgraded charges on two other suspects. New York State Police said 37-year-old Joseph M. Howell from Newfield, N.Y. was indicted on charges of first degree murder, second degree kidnapping, and three counts of intimidating a witness.
Howell is among eleven others charged in connection with the disappearance and murder of Rath. Two others who were arrested in connection with the case are facing upgraded charges, after they were indicted by a grand jury.
Colleen Dillon was initially charged with first degree kidnapping and a grand jury indicted her of first and second degree murder.
Jonathan Glennon, who was held in a jail in the state of Maine, initially was charged with second degree murder. Glennon now has additional charges of murder in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree.
According to police, Rath was abducted from the Ithaca homeless encampment known as 'The Jungle' on May 20th, and his body was found in a shallow grave on state lands in the town of Candor on August 3rd.
Police said they began arresting people on August 16th in connection to the case. Police also said Rath's abduction and murder weren't a random act, and that he knew the people who abducted and killed him.
Police said additional indictments are pending in this case. Authorities have not released a motive behind Rath's kidnapping and murder.
Below is the list of the 12 people involved in the case and what charges they're facing:
Joseph M. Howell, age 37, Newfield, NY
- Murder in the first Degree, class "A-I" felony
- Murder in the second Degree, class "A-I" felony
- Kidnapping in the first Degree, class "A-I" felony
- Intimidating a Witness (3 Counts), class "E" felony
Colleen E. Dillon, age 31, Newfield, NY
- Murder in the first Degree, class "A-I" felony
- Murder in the second Degree, class "A-I" felony
- Kidnapping in the first Degree, class "A-I" felony
Jonathan Glennon, age 31 of Ithaca, NY
- Murder in the first degree, class "A-I" felony
- Murder in the second degree, class “A-I” felony
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class "A-I" felony
Angelo Baez, age 48 of Ithaca, NY
- Murder in the second degree, class “A-I” felony
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Kysha S. Radcliff, age 39, Lansing, NY
- Kidnapping in the first Degree, class "A-I" felony
Zayne G. Burlingame, age 30 of Ithaca, NY
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Mark F. Beatty, age 35 of Ithaca, NY
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Robert W. Hines, age 52 of Candor, NY
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Neraida A. Sobrado-Torres, age 43 of Ithaca
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Jack J. Benjamin Jr., age 39 of Ithaca, NY
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Brelynn B. Vorrasi, age 27 of Lodi, NY
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony
Justin M. Knapp, age 36 of Ithaca, NY
- Kidnapping in the first degree, class “A-I” felony