Lissette Tejeda fought back tears Tuesday afternoon as she told the jury about three men who she said broke into her home and threatened her children. The defendant, Eric Moore (pictured left), 35, glared at Tejeda as she identified him as one of the men who robbed her home on Aug. 19 of last year.
Tejeda said three black men broke into her house on Bellevue Ave. in Syracuse through a basement window. After entering the master bedroom, one of the men restrained Tejeda with duct tape and pointed a gun to her face as he pinned her to the bed, she said.
Tejeda said she recognized Moore, who had his face partially covered, when he got off the bed to search her closet for money. She said he turned his head to talk to his brother and that’s when she saw his face.
“When I realized it was him, I yelled, ‘Eric, why are you doing this to me?’” Tejeda said during her testimony at the Onondaga County Courthouse. “He said, ‘My name is not Eric bitch, that’s not my name.’”
Moore is charged with first-degree burglary and robbery, which carry a maximum prison sentence of 25 years. Tejeda said the three men took $500 from her home.
Moore’s brother, Charles Moore, 33, pleaded guilty on Nov. 12 to attempted burglary in the first-degree for his role in the break-in. The third man involved has not been identified.
Moore’s attorney, Paul Carey, was scheduled to cross-examine Tejeda after a short recess.
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