Wampsville — Stephen Schumejda, the man who pleaded guilty in December for causing the death of his fiancée, Cazenovia native Amy Bradstreet, in 2014, was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison on Tuesday.
Schumejda received a consecutive sentence of 25 years for manslaughter in the first degree, one and one-third to four years for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the first degree and five years post-release supervision. In essence, he will serve 26 1/3 to 29 years in prison, said Madison County District Attorney Bill Gabor.
“Any time there is an incident like this, the criminal justice system cannot make everything right, it can just try to do the best in the interests of justice,” Gabor said. “The Bradstreet family was extraordinary in their input and involvement. It’s terrific how they loved who was apparently an extraordinary young woman.”
During the sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Schumejda said he was “infinitely sorry” for Bradstreet’s death, Gabor said.
The 2014 crime originally occurred between 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, and 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 1, in the Bradstreet/ Schumejda residence at 4481 East Lake Road. Early investigation results suggested that Bradstreet and Schumejda had some sort of argument, at the end of which Bradstreet ended up being killed. Schumejda was arrested by state police and arraigned in Cazenovia Town Court on Sept. 2, 2014, after which he was ordered held in Madison County Jail on no bail. He was indicted in March.
