Two more suspects have been charged in connection with the death of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man who was tortured and murdered in New York earlier this month.
In an update on Friday, New York State Police announced the arrest of Kimberly L. Sochia, 29, of Canandegua. Thomas G. Eves, 21, of Geneva on Thursday night.
Both suspects were charged with second-degree murder for fallen indifference. Provincial police said in the update that they were processed and remanded in the Ontario County Jail in a state of arrest.
A total of seven people are currently indicted in connection with Nordquist’s death. State police announced second-degree murder charges against five other people on February 14th.
New York State Police have launched an investigation into the missing person of a 24-year-old Nordquist from Minnesota after his family requested welfare checks.
On February 13, police said they found the body of a human being believed to be a Nordquist man in New York, where he is reportedly staying.
A state police spokesman said the incident was being investigated as a murder at a press conference on February 14, adding that evidence points to the fact that Nordquist is a “victim of criminal conduct.” Ta.
Colonel Kelly Swift with the New York State Police said at a press conference that he did not rule out the possibility that the incident could be a hate crime.
Nordquist was “exposed to continuous physical abuse” between December 2024 and February 2025, police said they cited evidence revealed in the investigation.
“Sam was subjected to repeated acts of violence and torture in the way that ultimately led to his death,” Swift said at a press conference. “After that, his body was taken to hide the crime.”
Nordquist’s mother suggested that his death was preventable if the local government “does work.”
She told NBC News that, months before the son’s body was discovered, their family requested two wellness checks with police in Canandaigua, New York.
“Sam might be alive today if he had been at work,” she said in tears.
Linda Nordquist was the first to be charged with his death to leave her son’s Oakdale, Minnesota home in September to visit his former partner, Preshaggerga, whom he met online. He said he was one of five suspects. From there she said that calls from her son were scattered or made with Altuga.
On December 4th, she said she received a disastrous email from the Ontario County Department of Human Services. According to Linda, DSS said it was trying to come up with an “escape plan.”
He never appeared in the appointment of the DSS, scheduled for December 19th. She then said she spoke to her son, and he said he was “good” and the last time she heard from him was made through text on January 31st. Ta.
Matt Lavietes contributed.
