CANTON -- An Ogdensburg man found guilty of murdering a 19-year-old Ogdensburg man has been sentenced to a minimum of 17 years and a maximum of life in prison.

St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua announced the sentencing today, Sept. 3, of Kenneth Durham.

Durham, 45, admitted on June 13, 2024 he intentionally killed 19-year-old Bryson Jenks.

He entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder in St. Lawrence County Court following his confession.

Durham will serve the sentence consecutively to any time he currently owes to the Department of Corrections as he was on parole at the time of the murder.

Police say the investigation revealed Durham intentionally caused the death of Jenks by stabbing him in the chest on Paterson St. in the city of Ogdensburg on August 10, 2023.

"Hopefully the defendant's sentence will bring some small amount of closure to Mr. Jenk's family. Mr. Jenk's tragic death was unnecessary and avoidable," Pasqua said.

In a release, Pasqua thanked the Ogdensburg City Police Department, St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police, North Country Crime Analysis Center, New York State parole officers and Assistant District Attorneys Dillon Bullard and Dominik Maida for their assistance with the case.