An Allentown man was found guilty this week in a homicide that happened nearly four years ago in the city.
A Lehigh County jury on Thursday found Steven Rosa, 32, guilty of first-degree murder and carrying a firearm without a license in the killing of Twon Abner, 33, on July 28, 2022, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said in a news release. The trial lasted three days.
Abner was shot that night in the 500 block of West Allen Street. Police found him with a gunshot wound, and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. A Lehigh County’s grand jury investigated the case; the presentment was sealed when Rosa was charged in June 2024.
The DA’s office said Rosa also was convicted on charges of witness intimidation and criminal use of a communications facility. Rosa tried to intimidate someone who had information about the homicide, according to the release. Authorities said Rosa, who was in Lehigh County Jail, used a tablet and tried to convince the witness not to testify.
Rosa is also serving a prison sentence for a robbery that happened in May 2023 in Allentown, according to court records. He will be sentenced to life in prison for the murder. Sentencing is scheduled for August.
His attorney did not immediately return a message seeking comment Friday morning.