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Man faces murder charge after deputies respond to a Henrietta hotel

A Rochester man is accused of stabbing another man to death Saturday in a Henrietta hotel room.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said it arrested Richard T. Leo, 36, on a charge of second-degree murder after deputies were called to the Extended Stay America hotel on Commons Way for a reported dispute taking place in one of the rooms.

The Sheriff's Office said when deputies arrived a little before 3 p.m. Saturday, they found one person dead and Leo in the room allegedly with blood on him.

The office has identified the deceased as Daniel L. Fiero, 40, of Penn Yan.

Jeremy Moule is a deputy editor with WXXI News. He also covers Monroe County.