NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 28, 2026) — The jury trial for Robert Wooten, charged with multiple offenses including murder, continues in Westchester County Court. Wooten, who was arrested on August 24, 2024, by the New Rochelle City Police Department, has pled not guilty to charges including second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and burglary.
The case, overseen by Judge George E. Fufidio Jr., began with Wooten’s arraignment where he entered a plea of not guilty. The top charge against Wooten is intentional murder, according to court records. The trial is being held in Part GEF with Angelo Gerard MacDonald serving as the defense attorney under 18B assigned counsel.
Several charges, such as murder during a specified felony and burglary with a deadly weapon, have been dismissed as criminal. However, the trial proceeds on other counts, including the possession of a loaded firearm.
Talk of the Sound previously reported extensively on the investigation, arrest in Queens, and subsequent court proceedings following the Aug. 24, 2024 homicide at 55 Clinton Place. The indictment in the case was returned in 2024. A recent review of that filing and accompanying notices reveals several details not previously reported by Talk of the Sound, including details about the location of the killing in a parking garage, a prior weapons conviction in the Bronx, the scope of the prosecution’s evidence, and the armed burglary charge.
The victim is identified in the indictment as Meisha Williams. Prosecutors allege the killing occurred at approximately 11:59 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2024, in a parking garage at the Clinton Place high-rise.
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