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Deaths Of 2 CT Men Found In Burning Vehicle Ruled Homicides
Two deaths of two Connecticut men who were found in a burning car in May have been deemed homicides by the state Medical Examiner's Office.
Related: IDs Released For 2 Bodies Found In Burned Vehicle In Oxford
The two men, David J. Rivera, age 36, and Carlos O. Calderon, age 39, both of Hartford, were found in New Haven County around 4:10 a.m., Thursday, May 30, on Roosevelt Drive in Oxford.
According to the Connecticut State Police, the fire was extinguished by fire personnel, at which point it was discovered the two dead men were inside.
Shortly after the incident, the medic…
CT Man Extradited For Manslaughter, Assault, More: Police
A 41-year-old man was extradited from Maine for a series of alleged crimes he committed in Connecticut, including selling narcotics and fatally stabbing another man.
The Windham County man, Walter Lawson – who is from the town of Putnam – was arrested on the strength of three arrest warrants, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, June 28.
From September 2023 to May 2024, Lawson is accused of multiple crimes.
First, on September 26, 2023, Lawson and another man got into a fight at a home in Thompson. At first, the fight started with the two men yelling at each other, but soon esc…