Jennifer Urvizo-Hanlon, 49, of Batavia, was sentenced to two years in prison and two years post release supervision, an agreed upon sentence, after Urvizu-Hanlon pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon 2nd, a class D violent felony, in Genesee County Court in May.
Today, before sentencing, Urvizu-Hanlon’s attorney Christian Kennedy requested a violent felony override and asked that she be placed in a work release program.
Urvizu-Hanlon told the court she was not a violent person and was not a risk to the community.
“I ask that you give me a break in the this matter and allow God and I to figure this out,” Urvizu-Hanlon told the court.
Judge Zambito told Urvizu-Hanlon the plea deal was a break and did not agree to the request for a violent felony override.
“I do consider you a risk to society,” said Judge Zambito.
Urvizu-Hanlon was indicted in May of 2018 and was facing two counts of criminal possession of a weapon 2nd charge, a class C violent felony.
She is alleged to have provided the firearm to Samuel Blackshear who used the gun in the shooting of Nathanial D. Wilson who stabbed Terry Toote to death on Central avenue last May.
Wilson pleaded guilty to second degree murder and is serving a sentence of no more than 20 years to life.
Samuel Blackshear was sentenced to the minimum, 3 1/2 years in state prison and 2 1/2 years post release supervision in Genesee County Court in March of 2019.
In November, Blackshear pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon 2nd, a class C felony, in satisfaction of a four count indictment that was handed up in May of 2019
“This case did not appear to be spontaneous, this verges on pre-meditation. You went up and down the street, you knew this was going to happen and there was going to be a confrontation. It was clear the gun is handed out the window of the car,” said Zambito.
“You are minimizing what happened and your involvement. Blacksheer would not be in prison now and Wilson would not have been shot if it wasn’t for you.”