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Bridgeport Man Who Stripped Teen Naked, Shot Him Mulitple Times Sentenced Bridgeport Man Who Stripped Teen Naked, Shot Him Mulitple Times Sentenced
Bridgeport Man Who Stripped Teen Naked, Shot Him Mulitple Times Sentenced A Bridgeport man who had been on the run for more than five years has been sentenced for the brutal 2017 murder of a teen. Jahmari Cooper, age 23, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Wednesday, April 12 to 45 years in prison for the October 11, 2017 gunshot murder of Jeri Kollock, Jr., age 18, in the Green Homes Housing Project in Bridgeport, said Fairfield Judicial District State’s Attorney Joseph Corradino. Cooper was found guilty of the murder in February by a jury. In addition to the 45-year prison sentence, the judge sentenced Cooper to 10 years of special parole. Evidence produced at …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fifth Person Arrested In Fairfield Dumping Scandal Fifth Person Arrested In Fairfield Dumping Scandal
Fifth Person Arrested In Fairfield Dumping Scandal A fifth person has been arrested in connection with an illegal dumping scandal that has hit a Fairfield County town. Joseph Michelangelo, a former director for the Department of Public Works for the Town of Fairfield, was arrested by Fairfield Police on Friday, Nov. 20, by arrest warrant and charged with illegal disposal of PCB’s, and conspiracy to commit illegal disposal of PCB’s, Lt. Antonio E. Granata of the Fairfield Police. Early this week, three other town officials were arrested, along with one construction company employee.  In July of 2019, several additional town o…

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by Kathy Reakes