Stephen Phelps-Martans, 37, was fatally shot on Wescott Street in Syracuse in October 2020.

Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse teen was found guilty Monday of shooting to death a man over a marijuana plant on Westcott Street.

Curtez McLaurin, 17, had proclaimed innocence at trial last week, arguing that the older victim and his girlfriend lured him into a bad situation inside an apartment in the 200 block of Westcott Street.

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