Spring Valley Teen Tampered With Evidence In Murder Case, Police Say

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley man has been charged with tampering with evidence related to the January stabbing murder of Justin Speights, a volunteer Silver Lake firefighter and former Pine Bush High School football player, according to the New York State Police.

Rasso Chambers has been charged with tampering with evidence in the murder of Justin Speights in January.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

Justin Speights, 20, was killed New Year's Day trying to break up a fight at a party.
Photo Credit: *Silver Lakes Fire Company*

K Reakes

11/30/2016 5:00 p.m.

Rasso Chambers, 19, was charged Wednesday with one count of tampering with physical evidence, a felony, state police said.

Speights, 20, was killed trying to break up a fight at a New Year's Eve party in Pine Bush.

Through the investigation into the murder, police found that Chambers deleted electronic evidence from his cell phone shortly after Speights was killed, state police said.

Chambers is being held at the Orange County Jail in lieu of $25,00 cash bail or $50,000 secured bond.

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