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Arrest Made In Samurai Sword Attack That Left A Hartford Landlord Decapitated Arrest Made In Samurai Sword Attack That Left A Hartford Landlord Decapitated
Arrest Made In Samurai Sword Attack That Left A Hartford Landlord Decapitated A man accused of decapitating his landlord with a samurai sword has been arrested and is being held on a $2 million bond. Jerry Thompson is being charged with killing his roommate and landlord Victor King in his Asylum Street house. King told police on Saturday, July 25, that Thompson had threatened him with the sword after asking him to move out for not paying rent, Fox61 is reporting. At the behest of one of King’s friends, the next day, police a well-being check on King and found him in the kitchen surrounded by blood, decapitated. Police apprehended Thompson while he was driving on …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Hartford Landlord Decapitated In Samurai Sword Attack Over Rent Hartford Landlord Decapitated In Samurai Sword Attack Over Rent
Hartford Landlord Decapitated In Samurai Sword Attack Over Rent A Hartford man is facing murder charges after he decapitated his landlord with a samurai sword over a rent dispute. Jerry David Thompson, 42, of Hartford was arrested Monday, July 27, the day after Victor King was found slashed to death in his Asylum Avenue home, The Hartford Courant is reporting.  Thompson had been renting a room from King. Thompson had allegedly threatened King with the sword on July 25, police said. The following day, friends who could not reach King alerted police, who then found the body. Thompson is being held on a $2 million bond, police said.

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by Kristin Palpini