State Police continue to pursue all leads in the Daniel Frament homicide investigation.

Press Release

State Police continue to pursue all leads in the Daniel Framenthomicide investigation.

On April 18, 2024, Daniel Frament, 76, was attacked and murdered on the Empire State Trail in Menands, NY. Investigators have received and followed hundreds of leads related to the case.

During the investigation, they discovered a similar homicide of an off-duty Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Agent that occurred on the Montour Trail in Moon, PA, on October 21, 2024. The Allegheny County Police Department investigated the murder. Anthony A. Quesen, 25, of Baltimore, MD, was arrested and charged with Criminal Homicide as a result of their investigation. Quesen remains in custody at this time and is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.

Quesen also goes by the alias "Antonia Kaseim". Quesen has a history of violent behavior and is known to be transient with travels to multiple states. Due to the similarities in these crimes, New York State Police are attempting to locate any witnesses that may have observed Quesen in the Menands, NY, area around the time of Mr. Frament's murder. Quesen is only a person of interest at this time and there is no direct evidence linking him to the murder of Mr. Frament.  

The attached photo is the mugshot taken during Quesen's arrest processing in Pennsylvania.

Anyone who has any information related to Quesen’s whereabout at the time of this crime or was in the area of the Empire State Trail on April 18, 2024, are urged to contact State Police in Troop G at 518-457-6811 or email [email protected].