Allegany County District Attorney charges four with attempted murder after Alfred, NY assault  

All four accused also charged with gang assault

By JOHN ANDERSON

The four men from Elmira who were charged with gang assault for allegedly beating an Alfred State student had their charges upgraded today to second-degree attempted murder first first-degree gang assault.

Allegany County District Attorney Prosecutor Ian Jones said Moses N. Scharborough, 19, William J. Blye, 20, Jayson E. Lewis, 20, and Eric R. Plante, 19 have been charged with second-degree murder and gang assault. 

During the early hours of Oct. 15, the four men from Elmira who are not students at Alfred State College or Alfred University, injured the student to the point he was airlifted and placed in a medically-induced coma.  Read more of John Anderson’s article on the Wellsville Sun.