Clay car jacking scene

New York State Police work at the scene on Verplank Road in Clay where a woman was found stabbed and bleeding Thursday night.

(Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.com)

Update: The man accused of raping a girl and killing a woman in Clay was charged earlier this year with possession of child pornography by federal authorities in Syracuse. He was accused of possessing child pornography on June 4, 2012.

U.S. Magistrate Andrew Baxter ordered David J. Renz, could be released from custody in January after the U.S. Attorney’s office withdrew its objection to that provided that conditions were set.

The conditions Baxter set for Renz’s release included that he allow federal probation officers to visit him at any time of day, that he not possess any deadly weapon, that he stay away from places where children under 18 congregate, including schools, parks and arcades, and that he avoid unsupervised direct contact with children.

He was required to not use a computer for any reason but work, surrender his passport and not travel outside of Upstate New York, refrain from excessive use of alcohol, allow electronic monitoring of him, and be at home from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day.



Our earlier report:

Authorities today said the victim of a fatal carjacking Thursday night in Clay was Lori Bresnahan, 48, a librarian at Willow Field Elementary School in the Liverpool school district. She previously was at Chestnut Hill Elementary School in the Liverpool district and is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Oswego, according to The Post-Standard archives.

Lori Bresnahan

Authorities at the news conference said:

- Bresnahan was leaving a gymnastics class with a child at about 9 p.m. Thursday at Great Northern Mall.

- The attacker bound Bresnahan and the child, The attacker drove them to Verplank Road in Clay.The attacker raped the girl and killed the woman.

- David J. Renz, 29, of 6526 Lakeshore Road, Cicero has been charged in the attack. He's been charged with murder, rape and kidnapping.

- The child fled from the car. A passerby saw her running on Verplank Road and assisted her.

We will update this report shortly.

Our earlier report:

Clay, NY -- One person is in custody after a woman was fatally stabbed in front of a 10-year-old girl during a carjacking Thursday night, state police said.

Police are on scene at the 3600 block of Verplank Road where the woman was found bleeding inside her car, they said.

Police believe the incident started in the parking lot of Great Northern Mall around 9 p.m. on Thursday.

A 10-year-old girl was found in the car when police arrived. Police said the woman found stabbed in the car died as a result of her injuries.

Police have not released names of the victims.

A news conference is scheduled at 10 a.m, police said.

Police are still on scene near the area where the carjacking took place. Verplank Road is closed between Bennett Road and Morgan Road.