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CT man charged in mother’s murder found dead in prison cell
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA New Milford man charged with murder in connection with his mother last month was found dead in his prison cell in Newtown on Monday in what officials determined to be a suicide. Eric Meagan ...
Montville prison fight sparks complaints about correction officer safety
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 28—A fight among 10 inmates from rival gangs at a Montville prison last week is the latest incident to raise safety concerns among correctional officers statewide. Friday's fight at Corrigan ...
Judge continues case of former UConn student charged with murder, kidnapping, home invasion and...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 25-year-old UConn student charged with killing two people — one of whom he allegedly attacked with a samurai sword — kidnapping another, and leading police on a dayslong, multistate manhunt ...
More correctional officers being assaulted by inmates due to 2022 law, union says
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 16—MONTVILLE — Behind the towering brick walls and barbed wire fences of the maximum-security Corrigan Correctional Center, a recent state law has created a dangerous situation for officers ...
Suspects in fatal northeastern Connecticut assault cases now face murder charges
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a correction. A police warrant credits witnesses with seeing Matthew Candler, not Jeffrey Rawson, hurling furniture and making threats.
Bloomfieldmanpleads guilty to murder in 2021 shooting on Windsor Locks highway exit
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 13—Floyd's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 7. His plea agreement caps his possible sentence at 40 years in prison and gives his lawyer, David L. Thompson, the right to argue for a shorter ...
Emotions run high in court as state continues case against former UConn student Peter Manfredonia,...
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe family of slain 23-year-old Nichols Eisele gripped each other tightly in a Milford courthouse Thursday as Peter Manfredonia, the 25-year-old former UConn student accused of killing him during ...
Man faces 10 years for brother's shooting death in Manchester
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 17—A man accused of killing his half-brother with a gunshot to the head on the front porch of their mother's Manchester home is likely to get a 10-year prison sentence after accepting a ...
Mass. man convicted in sexual assault of Enfield girl
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 13—A Massachusetts man accepted a plea bargain last week in Hartford Superior Court and was convicted of two felonies in a December 2020 sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in Enfield.
Man gets five-year maximum for sexual assault of girl, 13
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 3—After the girl Miguel Rivera was convicted of sexually assaulting in Enfield gave an emotional statement during his sentencing this week in Hartford Superior Court, Rivera received the ...