Middleburgh man acquitted of murder and manslaughter, convicted of concealment of human corpse
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Michael Todtschinder aquitted of manslaughter, murder but convicted of tampering with physical evidence and disposal of a human corpse in the death of a Schoharie County man.
A Middleburgh man was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of a man in 2023, but he was convicted of lesser counts.
Michael Todtschinder, 24, was on trial in Schoharie County Court in the killing of Jeffrey Mickle in November 2023. Deputies discovered Mickle’s body with several apparent gunshot wounds in the town of Broome. Todtschinder was found a few days later near Scranton, Pennsylvania and arrested.
Todtschinder was found guilty of tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse. He also was found not guilty of criminal possession of a weapon.
Todtschinder will be sentenced at a later date.