INDIANA, Pa. (EYT) – An inmate convicted of the attempted murder of two Pennsylvania State Troopers was sentenced to serve 50 to 100 years in state correctional institution on Monday.
On Monday, December 14, Simere Maurice Alford, 21, was sentenced to serve 50 to 100 years in a state correctional institution for his convictions on two counts of Criminal Attempt Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer of the First Degree and related crimes following his actions during a prisoner transport on June 24, 2019 in Indiana County. President Judge William J. Martin imposed the sentence in Courtroom 1 of the Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County.
In September of this year, a jury found Alford guilty of Criminal Attempt Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer of the First Degree, Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Persons Not to Possess, Use, Manufacture, Control, Sell or Transfer Firearms, Assault by Prisoner, Institutional Vandalism, Disarming Law Enforcement Officer, Criminal Attempt Escape, Firearms Not to be Carried without a License, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Resisting Arrest.
The members of the Pennsylvania State Police would like to express their sincere appreciation to District Attorney Robert F. Manzi, Jr. and the Indiana County Office of the District Attorney for a successful prosecution in this case.
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