Former doctor accused of helping person die by suicide in New York motel is charged with manslaughter
An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, accused of aiding a person to die by suicide in a New York motel in November, officials said.
An 85-year-old former doctor from Arizona has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, accused of aiding a person to die by suicide in a New York motel in November, officials said.
Stephen P. Miller, of Tucson, Arizona, was arraigned Friday and pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and first- and second-degree assault, court records show.
The investigation started shortly before noon on Nov. 9, when police responded to a report about an unconscious and unresponsive person at a Super 8 on Washington Avenue in the city of Kingston, about 100 miles north of New York City, Kingston police said in a statement Friday.
The Super 8 on Washington Avenue in Kingston, N.Y.Google MapsFirst responders found a person who initially appeared to have died by suicide alone in the motel room, police said.
But further investigation led to evidence that a second person had been present who “contributed to or assisted in the suicide,” the statement said.
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