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CT Man Gets 8 Years After Shooting Teen Girlfriend In Head As She Spoke On Video Call CT Man Gets 8 Years After Shooting Teen Girlfriend In Head As She Spoke On Video Call
CT Man Gets 8 Years After Shooting Teen Girlfriend In Head As She Spoke On Video Call A Connecticut man who admitted to shooting his teenage girlfriend in the head while she spoke to a friend on FaceTime was sentenced this week. Jayzon Gunter, 19, of Hartford, was sentenced to eight years in prison as part of a plea deal, according to prosecutors. The sentence includes three years of probation after his release. Gunter was accused of shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2024, at a home on Lenox Street in Hartford, investigators said. Police said the girl was on a FaceTime call with a friend when Gunter fired the gun. Paramedics rushed th…
Enfield Man Convicted Of Motel Sexual Assault, Highway Attack Enfield Man Convicted Of Motel Sexual Assault, Highway Attack
Enfield Man Convicted Of Motel Sexual Assault, Highway Attack An Enfield man has been convicted in the brutal sexual assault of a woman at a Southington motel and a violent attack that followed along a Connecticut highway, authorities said.  Jeremy Figueroa-Gerena, 35, was found guilty in Superior Court in New Britain on multiple charges, including sexual assault in the first degree, four counts of violation of a protective order, unlawful restraint in the first degree, and third-degree assault, the state prosecutor's office said.  Prosecutors said the conviction stemmed from the 2024 assault, when Figueroa-Gerena attacked a woman inside a m…
Baseball Bat Attack: CT Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Beating Woman In Store, State Says Baseball Bat Attack: CT Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Beating Woman In Store, State Says
Baseball Bat Attack: CT Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Beating Woman In Store, State Says A Meriden man will spend more than a decade behind bars for a violent attack that left a woman with life-threatening injuries, after he beat her in the head repeatedly with a baseball bat, authorities said. Esteban Hernaiz, 57, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, followed by eight years of special parole, for the 2021 assault that violated a court-ordered protective order meant to keep the victim safe, the State's Attorney said on Thursday, May 29.  Hernaiz pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the first degree and one count of violation of a protective order. His sentence stems f…
CT Man Convicted Of Beating, Raping Women, Fueling Addiction In Sex Trafficking Case: Feds CT Man Convicted Of Beating, Raping Women, Fueling Addiction In Sex Trafficking Case: Feds
CT Man Convicted Of Beating, Raping Women, Fueling Addiction In Sex Trafficking Case: Feds A Bristol man known as “Saint” has been convicted by a federal jury of sex trafficking and related crimes after a trial revealed years of violent abuse against multiple women, federal authorities said.  David Marshall, 40, was found guilty of forcing women into prostitution, using beatings, rape, addiction, and threats to control them, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. One of his victims testified that between January and April 2022, Marshall made her perform sex acts for his financial gain. If she didn’t obey, he raped her, beat her, and warned he would hurt her family. Federal pr…
Marshals Help Nab Man Wanted For Stalking, Violating Protective Order Marshals Help Nab Man Wanted For Stalking, Violating Protective Order
Marshals Help Nab Man Wanted For Stalking, Violating Protective Order US Marshals arrested a wanted Connecticut man charged with violating a protective order, authorities announced.  Jeremy Colonghi, 47, of New London, was charged with stalking, criminal violation of a protective order, harassment, disorderly conduct, and refusal to be processed, police said.  Waterbury police, working with Marshals and Groton officers, arrested Colonghi in Groton on Friday, May 2.  Colonghi was being held on a $215,000 bond, authorities said.  He was wanted on an outstanding failure to appear warrant. 
12-Hour Standoff Ends In Arrest Of CT Man, Police Say 12-Hour Standoff Ends In Arrest Of CT Man, Police Say
12-Hour Standoff Ends In Arrest Of CT Man, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after a 12-hour standoff with police following an alleged domestic violence assault in which he threw a woman down a flight of stairs and struck her in the head with a dumbbell, authorities said. On Monday, Feb. 10, at 9:19 a.m., Norwalk police responded to 16 Sable St., after receiving a report of a disturbance, Norwalk Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said. Officers spoke with the female victim, who told police that Deval Pendergrast, 34, had physically assaulted her inside the home. After the attack, the victim was able to escape and was taken to the hospital for …
Man Who Choked CT Mom Next To Baby In Home Invasion Nabbed In NY: Police Man Who Choked CT Mom Next To Baby In Home Invasion Nabbed In NY: Police
Man Who Choked CT Mom Next To Baby In Home Invasion Nabbed In NY: Police A man accused of a violent home invasion in which he allegedly choked a woman in bed with her child has been arrested in New York, authorities announced. Christian Chavez-Sosa, 31, of Norwalk, was arrested Monday, Dec. 16, in Gloversville, New York. He was extradited to Norwalk Friday to face charges of home invasion, strangulation, three violations of a protective order, and burglary in the first degree, Fairfield County authorities said. A woman with a protective order against Chavez-Sosa called police on Oct. 30, reporting that he had broken into her home, smashed her belongings, and lat…
CT Man Accused Of Beating, Abusing Woman More Than 13 Times CT Man Accused Of Beating, Abusing Woman More Than 13 Times
CT Man Accused Of Beating, Abusing Woman More Than 13 Times A Connecticut man was charged with alleged assault and other crimes for violating a protective order. New Haven County resident Sean Kelly, age 26, of Milford, was charged on Monday, July 8, following an investigation.  According to Milford Police, on Sunday, June 30, the department received a report regarding a possible violation of a protective order. Throughout the officer’s investigation, it was learned that there had been several unreported domestic violence incidents over the past year.  Police said a total of 13 separate incidents were reported and documented that co…
CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police
CT Man Carrying A Crossbow, Beer On Street Nabbed By Police A Connecticut man walking on a city street with a crossbow and a beer was nabbed by patrol officers after receiving numerous 911 calls of a man carrying a rifle.  The incident occurred in New Haven County on Wednesday, June 12, around 5 p.m. on Main Street in Meriden. According to Sgt. Michael Boothroyd of the Meriden Police, the callers said the man was wearing a backpack and a bulletproof vest, had a rifle slung over his shoulder, and was carrying a beer.  The man told people in the parking lot that they should “kill themselves” and that he “was waiting for the police…