Moore Trial is Underway Moore is now serving a sentence of five

by Jaime Bellemare years in a state prison.

Moore’s trial will likely continue
Syracuse (NCC News) -- The second throughout the week.
day of trial is over for a Syracuse
resident facing charges of burglary and
robbery both in the first-degree.
Defendant Eric Moore sat in Onondaga
County Court Tuesday as victim Lissette
Tejeda took the stand.
Tejeda’s home at 2012 Bellevue Ave.
was broken into on the morning of Aug.
19, 2008. According to Tejeda, she
woke up around 3a.m. to find three men
in her bedroom. Tejeda said that one of
the men, who she recognized as Moore,
climbed on top of her using duct-tape to
restrain her arms and to cover her mouth.
According to Tejeda, Moore taunted
her with a gun as one of the other men
went through her belongings. The men
were looking for a shoebox full of
money, according to Tejeda, who said
she did not have knowledge of the
shoebox.
After Tejeda’s two small children were
awoken from the altercation, Tejeda said
she just wanted to get the men out of the
house. According to Tejeda she offered
the men $500, which she had hid in a
compartment near the floor in her closet.
The men took the money and left said
Tejeda.
Syracuse police officer, Shawn Mehlek
was at the scene to collect evidence.
Mehlek said he found pieces of duct tape
in multiple places throughout Tejeda’s
home as well as a broken window in the
basement. No DNA evidence was found
in the home, which may be a result of
the men reportedly wearing gloves.
Moore’s brother, Charles Moore
pleaded guilty Thursday, Nov. 12 to a
charge of attempted first-degree burglary
in the same home-invasion robbery. C.