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Man Gunned Down Mom, Infant In Hartford Drive-By Busted In Puerto Rico: Police Man Gunned Down Mom, Infant In Hartford Drive-By Busted In Puerto Rico: Police
Man Gunned Down Mom, Infant In Hartford Drive-By Busted In Puerto Rico: Police A 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a young mother and her infant son in Connecticut was arrested in Puerto Rico, authorities announced. Lance Morales, the suspect in the drive-by shooting that killed 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and her 4-month-old son, Messiah Diaz, was taken into custody Saturday, Nov. 23, by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Marshal Service said.  He was found at a home in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and is being held on a $3 million bond. The incident unfolded earlier this week when officers responded to Hartford Hospital after a vehicle arriv…

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CT Man Gets 55 Years In Jail For Fatal Shooting After Girlfriend Testifies: State CT Man Gets 55 Years In Jail For Fatal Shooting After Girlfriend Testifies: State
CT Man Gets 55 Years In Jail For Fatal Shooting After Girlfriend Testifies: State A 27-year-old Connecticut man will be 82 when he is released from prison after being sentenced to more than five decades behind bars for a fatal drive-by shooting, state authorities said.  Jermaine Scott, of Stamford, who was found guilty of murder during the summer, was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Tuesday, Nov. 12, said Stamford/Norwalk State’s Attorney Paul J. Ferencek.  Scott was accused of shooting Johnny Lezeau on July 20, 2017, outside the Sono Mini Market on Ely Avenue in Norwalk in Fairfield County. Scott and his girlfriend Alysia Dantzler were driving to a we…

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