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John Tully Knight, now 18, admitted Friday in a Stamford courtroom that he intentionally strung a rope between two trees on June 13, 2008, the report said. Nicholas Parisot, 13, struck the rope near Hickory Hill and Hillbrook roads and died.
Rick Parisot and Katherine Throckmorton, Nicholas' parents, then withdrew a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Knight and his parents, according to the report.
In August 2012, a youth, later identified as Knight, was taken into custody at his home in Placentia, Calif., by Wilton police officers. Not identified because of his age at the time, Knight was charged with second-degree manslaughter. He was extradited to Connecticut and his case was heard in juvenile court.
At the time of Knight's arrest, Police Chief Michael Lombardo said Knight had been a suspect “since early on in the investigation.” Lombardo and First Selectman Bill Brennan both said an arrest might have been made sooner if not for a lack of cooperation by some people.
At the Friday hearing, the juvenile court records were unsealed, showing that Knight pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine, meaning that he did not admit guilt but said there was enough evidence to convict him, and given three years of probation, according to the report.
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