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CT Man Guilty Of Gunning Down Teen Days Before His High School Graduation: State CT Man Guilty Of Gunning Down Teen Days Before His High School Graduation: State
CT Man Guilty Of Gunning Down Teen Days Before His High School Graduation: State A Connecticut jury has found a New Haven man guilty in the drive-by murder of a teenager just days before he was set to graduate from high school, authorities said. Lamont Quadir Smith-Reed, 22, was convicted of the 2021 killing of 18-year-old Semaj Reddick-Streater of Hamden, the state prosecutor’s office said. The jury also found him guilty of conspiring to commit murder. Reddick-Streater was shot outside the Minute Mart convenience store at 280 Circular Ave. in Hamden on May 30, 2021, police said. In his obituary, his family said Reddick-Streater was a caring young man with a bright fut…
Man Convicted Of Murder In Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Dispute: DA Man Convicted Of Murder In Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Dispute: DA
Man Convicted Of Murder In Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Dispute: DA A Worcester County Superior Court jury has found a man guilty in the fatal shooting of Joshua Lopez in 2020. Leroy L. Thompson Jr., 30, of Worcester, was convicted of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment of a child on Thursday, Aug. 7, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.  The shooting occurred early on July 5, 2020, when Lopez, 24, was shot while sitting in the backseat of a car on Almont Avenue in Worcester. A child was also in the vehicle at the time. Lopez succumbed to his injuries on July 6, 2020. The deadly incident followed an argument between Thompso…
‘We Got Something’ Breonna Taylor’s Mom Speaks After Ex-Cop Sentenced: Reports ‘We Got Something’ Breonna Taylor’s Mom Speaks After Ex-Cop Sentenced: Reports
‘We Got Something’ Breonna Taylor’s Mom Speaks After Ex-Cop Sentenced: Reports A former Louisville cop who fired blindly into Breonna Taylor’s home during a deadly 2020 raid has been sentenced to 33 months in prison—despite federal prosecutors asking for just one day behind bars, multiple media outlets are reporting citing the judge's ruling on Monday, July 21.  Brett Hankison, 46, was found guilty last November of violating Taylor’s civil rights after unleashing 10 shots through a curtained window and glass door, even though he couldn't see a target, according to previous releases by the US Department of Justice. Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was killed by other of…
CT Man Gets 65 Years For Murdering Christine Holloway; Their Daughter Remains Missing CT Man Gets 65 Years For Murdering Christine Holloway; Their Daughter Remains Missing
CT Man Gets 65 Years For Murdering Christine Holloway; Their Daughter Remains Missing A Connecticut man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal murder of Christine Holloway in Ansonia, but the case is far from over. The couple's daughter, Vanessa Morales, who was 14 months old at the time of the slaying, remains missing nearly five years later. Jose Morales was sentenced Monday, July 14, to 65 years in prison, 60 years for Holloway’s murder and five years for tampering with evidence, Ansonia police said. He was convicted in April following a two-week trial for killing Holloway inside her Myrtle Avenue home on Dec. 1, 2019. Prosecutors said Morales tried to c…
‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades ‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades
‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades A New York man who admitted to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death and severely injuring their two young daughters will spend the next three decades behind bars. Drew Garnier, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Delaware County Court on Tuesday, May 13, for the death of his 29-year-old wife Samantha. The September 4, 2024, attack occurred inside the family’s home on Houck Road in Masonville. Garnier repeatedly stabbed Samantha and the children, according to prosecutors. Samantha died while the two young girls, though gravely injured, survived the attack. While reading his …
‘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…
Convicted Killer Gets 18 Years For Deadly Hit-And-Run Of CT Trooper In Southington: Police Convicted Killer Gets 18 Years For Deadly Hit-And-Run Of CT Trooper In Southington: Police
Convicted Killer Gets 18 Years For Deadly Hit-And-Run Of CT Trooper In Southington: Police A Hartford man who admitted to hitting and killing a Connecticut State Trooper and then driving away will spend the next 18 years behind bars, authorities said.  Alex Oyola-Sanchez, 45, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of Trooper Aaron Pelletier, according to state authorities.  Pelletier was conducting a traffic stop on the shoulder of I-84 in Southington when Oyola-Sanchez crashed into him and kept driving, police said. Trooper Pelletier left behind his wife, Dominique, and their two young sons. Dominique spoke at the sentencing hearing, according to NBC Connecticut…
Jose Morales Guilty Of Grisly 2019 CT Murder Of Baby's Mom; Child Remains Missing Jose Morales Guilty Of Grisly 2019 CT Murder Of Baby's Mom; Child Remains Missing
Jose Morales Guilty Of Grisly 2019 CT Murder Of Baby's Mom; Child Remains Missing A Connecticut jury has found Jose Morales, 28, guilty in the 2019 slaying of his then-girlfriend and the mother of his 1-year-old daughter, bringing to a close a five-year ordeal. Morales was convicted of murder on Tuesday, April 22, and faces 25 to 65 years in prison when he is sentenced on July 8, authorities announced. Prosecutors alleged Morales killed 43-year-old Christine Holloway at their Ansonia apartment in December 2019, then disposed of evidence the next day, CT Post reported.  Their daughter, Vanessa, has not been seen since that night. Morales, however, has not been …
Quadruple Murder: Mass. Man GUILTY Of Vicious Slaying Of Cousin's Wife, 3 Young Children Quadruple Murder: Mass. Man GUILTY Of Vicious Slaying Of Cousin's Wife, 3 Young Children
Quadruple Murder: Mass. Man Guilty Of Vicious Slaying Of Cousin's Wife, 3 Young Children A jury convicted a Massachusetts man of the brutal quadruple murder of his cousin's wife and her three young children at their Worcester County home, prosecutors said. Matthew Locke, 38, formerly of Ware, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of Sara Bermudez, 38, Madison Bermudez, 8, James Bermudez, 6, and Michael Bermudez, 2, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Locke, a cousin of Moses Bermudez, committed the March 1, 2018, murders while Moses was out of town in California, authorities said.  The trial lasted four weeks and included…
Ousted Rep. George Santos  Likely To Face Prison After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Case Ousted Rep. George Santos  Likely To Face Prison After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Case
Ousted Rep. George Santos Likely To Face Prison After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Case Former Republican Congressman George Santos admitted to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a federal court on Monday, Aug. 19, authorities announced.  The 36-year-old former inhabitant of New York's 3rd Congressional District seat on Long Island was facing 23 felonies, and a trial set to begin next month.  A federal judge will sentence Santos on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said. According to federal sentencing guidelines, aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory two-year minimum sentence.&n…
Springfield Man Guilty Of Double Murder In CT Sentenced To Life In Prison Springfield Man Guilty Of Double Murder In CT Sentenced To Life In Prison
Springfield Man Guilty Of Double Murder In CT Sentenced To Life In Prison A 25-year-old Massachusetts man who fatally shot a man in front of his pregnant girlfriend and their friend in Connecticut, in 2020 has been sentenced to life in prison, authorities said.  Gregory Crichlow, of Springfield, who was convicted in March of killing Gregory "Monte" Scott, Jr., age 24, and Jennifer Hicks, age 20, was sentenced on Thursday, June 27, the Connecticut Department of Justice said.  Police in Hartford County were called to the Buckland Hills commuter lot in the town of Manchester in the early morning of Aug. 2, 2020, to reports of a shooting. Investig…
CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder
CT Man Who Called 911 To Report Shooting Woman Found Guilty Of Murder A year after a Connecticut man called 911 to report he had just shot a woman, he is headed to prison. New Haven County resident Leon Guerrero, age 31, of New Haven, was found guilty of murder by a jury on Wednesday, June 5, said John P. Doyle Jr., State’s Attorney for the District of New Haven. According to evidence introduced at trial, Guerrero shot the victim, Tayna Rodriguez, age 26, of New Haven, on Sunday, April 23, 2023.  The incident stemmed from an altercation between two men who were fighting on a New Haven street and did not involve Rodriguez, a single mother of a young son,…
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time The children of the slain Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, spoke for the first time on Friday, May 31, during the sentencing of Michelle Tronconis, who was found guilty of helping to cover up Dulos' murder. Click here for a new, updated story - Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Troconis, age 49, the girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who is believed to have killed her, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and…