Death Row Inmate Claims Sexual Abuse by Sergeant in Sentence Appeal

Death row inmate claims sexual abuse by Sergeant in sentence appeal

SOMERSET, Pa. (WTAJ) -- A death row inmate is fighting for a new trial after he claims the jury who put him there was contaminated. Paul Kendrick was found guilty of killing SCI Somerset Sergeant Mark Baserman in April and was sentenced to death as he was already serving a life sentence for another murder when he killed Baserman. Kendrick appealed his sentence claiming jurors discussed the case before the trial was over. A hearing on the appeal,…

Death row inmate seeks new trial in slaying of prison sergeant; prosecutors question Kendrick's allegations

A death row inmate convicted of murdering Sgt. Mark Baserman in 2018 at SCI-Somerset alleged in court Thursday that the corrections sergeant abused and "humiliated" him.

Death Row Inmate Seeks New Trial

A death row inmate, convicted of the 2018 murder of Somerset County corrections officer Sergeant Mark Basserman is seeking a new trial and appeared in court yesterday to present his case.  During the hearing, Paul Kendrick, who was sentenced to death for the crime, testified for the first time after declining to do so during his initial trial.  During the proceedings, Kendrick made allegations of sexual misconduct against Sgt. Basserman, which h…