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CT Uber Driver Stabs Passenger, Claims Self-Defense: Police CT Uber Driver Stabs Passenger, Claims Self-Defense: Police
CT Uber Driver Stabs Passenger, Claims Self-Defense: Police A Connecticut Uber ride ended in violence when a driver allegedly stabbed his passenger, leaving the victim with serious injuries, police said. Herton Udene Joseph, 44, walked into Manchester police headquarters just before midnight Thursday, April 9, to report that he had stabbed a passenger in self-defense during a ride that began at Buffalo Wild Wings, East Hartford police said. About two hours later, at 1:44 a.m., East Hartford police were called to a gas station in the 100 block of School Street. Officers found the victim suffering from "serious wounds to his upper chest and back," pol…
Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-NFL QB, Fox Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-NFL QB, Fox
Mark Sanchez's Family Breaks Silence, Man Allegedly Involved In Fight Sues Ex-nfl QB, Fox The delivery driver allegedly injured in a violent clash with Mark Sanchez is taking the former NFL quarterback, and Fox Corporation, to court, as the analyst's family has issued a statement on the stunning developments. Mark Sanchez is now facing a civil lawsuit in addition to criminal charges stemming from a weekend altercation in Indianapolis.  Court filings on Monday, Oct. 6, show delivery driver Perry Tole, 69, sued Sanchez for assault and battery and named Fox as a defendant for negligent hiring, retention, and supervision of Sanchez, according to the Indiana Lawyer. The sui…
CT Landlord, Ex-Political Hopeful Gets 50 Years For Killing Tenant: State CT Landlord, Ex-Political Hopeful Gets 50 Years For Killing Tenant: State
CT Landlord, Ex-Political Hopeful Gets 50 Years For Killing Tenant: State A Connecticut landlord woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal shooting of her tenant during a heated dispute inside a local home.  Ellen Wink, 65, was convicted of murder and criminal lockout for the 2022 shooting of 54-year-old Kurt Lametta, the State Attorney's Office said.  A Superior Court jury in Stamford rejected her claims of self-defense and extreme emotional disturbance after prosecutors presented evidence showing a long history of conflict between the two. Lametta, who rented from Wink, recorded their final confrontation on his cellphone. That video was …
Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops
Elderly Woman Sinks Teeth Into Masked Intruder After Interrupting Home Invasion: Cops An elderly Connecticut woman took a bite out of crime — literally — when she confronted a man police say broke into her Shelton home last week. David Pavlik, 57, of Seymour, is facing multiple felony charges after the Aug. 15 break-in, Shelton police said. The 68-year-old victim told police she felt something was wrong when she returned to her Shelton home around 12:15 p.m. and noticed her door was slightly open. She walked inside and found a man wearing a ski mask, but she didn't let that scare her, authorities said. Instead, she fought back — biting his arm during the struggle and snappi…
CT Fatal Triple Shooting Ruled Self-Defense, Police Do Not Expect To File Charges CT Fatal Triple Shooting Ruled Self-Defense, Police Do Not Expect To File Charges
CT Fatal Triple Shooting Ruled Self-Defense, Police Do Not Expect To File Charges Police say the man who shot and killed a 59-year-old who had killed his estranged wife and their son was acting in self-defense. The Thursday, July 31, announcement marks the end of a saga that began at a Bound Line Road home in Wolcott on March 27, when officers received a 911 call about a shooting.  Officers arrived to find the bodies of Michelle Cote, 55, of Colchester; her estranged husband, David Cote, 59, of Wolcott; and their son, David Cote Jr., 34, also of Colchester. The only survivor was Richard King, a friend of David Jr. He told police that he, David Jr., and Michelle ha…
‘Pillar Of Support’: CT Father Killed By Stray Bullet, Shooter Gets 45 Years ‘Pillar Of Support’: CT Father Killed By Stray Bullet, Shooter Gets 45 Years
‘Pillar Of Support’: CT Father Killed By Stray Bullet, Shooter Gets 45 Years A New Haven man will spend 45 years in prison after a stray bullet ended the life of a beloved father and husband in a shooting that shook the Munson Street neighborhood. Jaison Flowers, 26, was sentenced to four and a half decades behind bars for the 2020 killing of Howard “Foot” Lewis. A jury found Flowers guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm. He was also convicted of illegally having a gun and violating probation from a past shooting in 2016, state prosecutors said.  Flowers fired two shots at a car during a dispute on July 14, 2020, but missed his target. One of the b…
8-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor 8-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor
8-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction By Stabbing Suspect With Pencil: Prosecutor A man attempted to abduct an 8-year-old girl while she was walking to school in Berlin Township on the morning of Wednesday, March 19, authorities said. At 8:45 a.m.. the girl said an unknown man approached her from behind while she was walking to John F. Kennedy Elementary School at 228 Mt. Vernon Ave., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Berlin Township Police Chief Louis Bordi said. The girl was able to fight off the suspect by stabbing him with a pencil before running to school, authorities said. The suspect is described as a Black man with dark skin and a dark bear…
Machete-Wielding Man Screaming At Strangers Shot, Killed: Police Machete-Wielding Man Screaming At Strangers Shot, Killed: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Screaming At Strangers Shot, Killed: Police A 56-year-old Connecticut man was shot and killed after shouting at strangers in an apartment building and waving a machete, authorities said.  John Reynolds, of New Haven, was killed around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, in the Bella Vista Apartments at 321 Eastern St. in New Haven, police said.  Several people called 911 to report Reynolds was banging on apartment doors and waving a machete, authorities said.  When police arrived, Reynolds had been shot and killed by a resident following a fight, officials said. He died at the scene.  It's unclear why Reynolds was…
Trumbull Resident Scares Off Would-Be Robbers With Paintball Gun, Police Say Trumbull Resident Scares Off Would-Be Robbers With Paintball Gun, Police Say
Trumbull Resident Scares Off Would-Be Robbers With Paintball Gun, Police Say A Fairfield County homeowner scared away would-be robbers by shooting them with a paintball gun, according to police. The incident occurred in Trumbull on Thursday, Aug. 8, around 9:30 p.m. on Kneht Farm Road. According to the Trumbull Police on Facebook, the resident called the police and reported that after returning home, they were met in the driveway by an unknown suspect who told them to hand over their belongings as he raised his arm and pointed at the resident. The resident was able to grab a paintball gun from inside the house and began firing paintballs at the suspect, at which ti…