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Man Sentenced In Fires That Destroyed Historic Eastford Church, Woodstock Buildings Man Sentenced In Fires That Destroyed Historic Eastford Church, Woodstock Buildings
Man Sentenced In Fires That Destroyed Historic Eastford Church, Woodstock Buildings A teenager who set a string of arson fires, including one that destroyed a nearly 200-year-old Connecticut church, will spend at least three years in prison, authorities announced.  The man pleaded guilty in June to a string of 2023 fires when he was 17 years old, the State's Attorney's Office said on Tuesday, Sept. 23. His name was not released since he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.  Investigators found the teen set the fires in April 2023. One blaze destroyed the Congregational Church of Eastford, which was built in 1829, and others damaged buildings at Crys…
NY Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire — A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Is Charged, DOJ Says NY Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire — A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Is Charged, DOJ Says
NY Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire — A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Is Charged, DOJ Says More than a decade after a house fire killed a father and three children, and seriously injured a fourth in upstate New York, a longtime suspect has been federally charged. Edward Leon, 53, of Fultonville, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of malicious use of fire to destroy property resulting in death, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Albany. The fire broke out on May 2, 2013, at a Schenectady rental home on Hulett Street. It killed David Terry and three of his children: Michael Terry, Layah Terry, and Donovan Duell. A fourth child, Sa’fyre Terry, survived…
Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State
Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State A New Mexico man has been sentenced to four decades in prison for the murder of a Windsor man 17 years ago. Mark White, 47, was found guilty by a Hartford jury in March for the 2008 shooting of 25-year-old Jumar Joiner, the State Division of Criminal Justice announced. The crime happened on West Morningside Street in Hartford. Police said Joiner was shot several times. After the murder, investigators chased tips but didn't have enough for an arrest for nearly a decade.   In 2017, the state’s Cold Case Unit received new leads through its tip line. Two men told police they saw the …
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury deliberations are underway in the case of a New York Marine Corps veteran accused of choking a street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway. The anonymous jury began weighing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges against Daniel Penny just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the death of Jordan Neely. Jurors concluded their deliberations Tuesday evening, and will be back in court to resume on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4. Bystander video allegedly showed the 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, placing the 30-year-old Neely in a chokehold aboard a t…
Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting
Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Film Sets Premiere Date 3 Years After Fatal On-Set Shooting Three years after a cinematographer was shot and killed during the making of Alec Baldwin’s next movie, the film has finally set a release date. “Rust,” a Western drama that Baldwin wrote, directed, and stars in, will premiere at the Camerimage International Film Festival in Poland on Saturday, Nov. 16, according to its IMDB page. It comes just months after a New Mexico judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against the 66-year-old Baldwin stemming from the death of Halyna Hutchins. Earlier Report - Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Se…
'Horrific' Sex Assault: Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, Adult Related To Them For Years 'Horrific' Sex Assault: Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, Adult Related To Them For Years
'Horrific' Sex Assault: Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, Adult Related To Them For Years A Connecticut couple convicted of sexually abusing a trio of relatives — two of them kids — will spend years behind bars, authorities announced.  Former Tolland County residents Carlos Rivera and Taina Rivera, both age 43, of Vernon, were sentenced to 20 years a piece in prison in what prosecutors called a series of "horrific" assaults, the Connecticut Department of Justice said.  The abuse lasted for years for the two underage victims, authorities, the prosecutor said.  The two minor victims were 13 when the abuse began, authorities said. A boy told police he was first assa…