Man Charged With Killing 80-Year-Old Man From Pittsburgh Over Mask Dispute Pleads Not Guilty
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
WEST SENECA, N.Y. (KDKA) -- A man from New York has pleaded not guilty to killing an 80-year-old man from Pittsburgh in an argument over wearing a mask.
Donald Lewinski, 65, is facing a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Rocco Sapienza. Police say Lewinski shoved Sapienza to the floor after they got into an argument because Lewinski was not wearing a mask.
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Sapienza died Oct. 1 from head trauma after being in a coma following the incident on Sept. 26 at a bar in West Seneca, New York. The judge released Lewinski without bail until his next hearing in November.
