Father and son sentenced to prison for deadly attack

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – A Buffalo father and son have both been sentenced to prison in connection with a fatal attack in December 2022.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that 40-year-old Christopher L. Busby was sentenced by the state Supreme Court to five years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision. His son, 21-year-old Daiquan A. Busby, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.

The district attorney’s office said Christopher and Daiquan Busby, along with 24-year-old Lewis Keys, attacked 25-year-old Mikhail Scott on Dec. 17, 2022, at an apartment building on the 100 block of Rodney Street in Buffalo. Scott was repeatedly punched, kicked and dragged from the apartment stairs to the sidewalk. He was taken by ambulance to ECMC, where he died from his injuries and the medical examiner’s office determined the cause of death was homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the head.

Keys pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter for his role in the deadly attack in May 2023 and is currently serving a sentence of eight years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision.

Daiquan Busby pleaded guilty in May to one count of first-degree manslaughter and Christopher Busby pleaded guilty to the same charge in June.