Hit Job Exposed as Two Men Indicted in Niagara Falls Murder-for-Payment Plot

Two men are now facing multiple murder and conspiracy charges after Niagara County prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment in connection with a fatal 2024 shooting in Niagara Falls.

According to the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office, Marvin E. Porter, 37, and Rojae J. Mitchell, 23, have been charged with Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, and Conspiracy in the Second Degree in the killing of Anthony Brantley. Prosecutors say both men planned the murder together and carried it out in Niagara Falls on August 24th, 2024, as part of a murder-for-hire scheme.

In a press release issued Wednesday, District Attorney Brian Seaman said the superseding indictment accuses the defendants of conspiring to kill Brantley and then executing the plan “for payment from Porter to Mitchell.”

 In addition to the murder and conspiracy counts, Mitchell also faces a charge of Criminal Possession of a Weapon.

Mitchell was captured in Alabama and returned to Niagara County in January of 2025 by members of the Niagara Falls Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service. Porter was arrested more recently after being taken into custody on an arrest warrant in Niagara Falls.

Both men appeared in Niagara County Court before Judge Caroline Wojtaszek where they were remanded to the Niagara County Jail.

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Hit Job Exposed as Two Men Indicted in Niagara Falls Murder-for-Payment Plot