Upstate man killed neighbor after finding girlfriend was texting him: prosecutor

An Upstate New York antheral accused of sidesplitting his neighbour earlier this period did truthful aft learning astir substance messages exchanged betwixt his woman and the victim, a authoritative said Thursday.

Scott Lamica was fatally stabbed adjacent his home successful the Madison Village mobile location parkland successful Liverpool, N.Y., conscionable extracurricular the Town of Clay, connected Sept. 6.

The suspect, 44-year-old Richard Losee, was arrested aboriginal that time and charged with execution and transgression possession of a weapon, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.

On Thursday, a authoritative told syracuse.com that the stabbing was the effect of a deadly emotion triangle.

On the time earlier the deadly altercation, Losee had been arrested and released pursuing a home incidental involving his girlfriend, according to authoritative Rob Moran.

A transgression ailment indicates that the combat was sparked by substance messages Losee’s woman sent to Lamica.

Losee got upset erstwhile helium recovered retired astir the substance exchanges, officials said. He allegedly asked his woman if they had “done anything” but she said “not yet.”

He besides got into an statement with the woman, putting his hands astir her cervix and threatening to termination her, according to a transgression complaint.

The pursuing day, Losee confronted Lamica and the 2 got into an statement that turned. Lamica was wrong his car talking to Losee lasting extracurricular it. That’s erstwhile helium stabbed the unfortunate aggregate times — done the unfastened window, authorities said.

Lamica managed to thrust to a hospital, wherever helium was aboriginal pronounced dead.

Losee was indicted connected Wednesday on charges of second-degree execution and kidnapping. He besides faces a complaint of transgression obstruction of breathing related to the earlier choking incident. He’s owed backmost successful tribunal connected Oct. 2.

Lamica is described successful an online obit arsenic an “avid car enthusiast” and “member of The Syracuse Corvette Club” who spent the summers attending play car shows successful the Syracuse area.

He is survived by his parents, Frank and Jacqueline, his lad Kyle, his member and sister-in-law, his nephew, and his niece Kate Lamica, with whom “he was precise close.”