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'Demonic' Killings Of Father, Son Earn New Haven Man 120 Years In Prison
A 55-year-old man was sentenced this week for killing a father and son in their Connecticut home back in the 1980s, officials said.
Willie McFarland, of New Haven, got 120 years in prison for the murders of Fred Harris, age 59, and his son Greg Harris, age 23, inside their Hamden home in 1987, New Haven State’s Attorney John Doyle, Jr, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Judge Elpedio Vitale, who delivered the sentence, called the murders "a demonic level of violence and terror" and said McFarland "is an unqualified menace to society."
“After 35 years, the m…
CT Man Sentenced To Prison For 2019 Sexual Assault
A Connecticut man was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a 63-year-old woman whose home he was working on.
Carlos Mejia, age 38, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 13, to 15 years in prison followed by 11 years of probation for the July 2019 attack, said John Doyle, Jr., New Haven State’s Attorney.
Mejia was found guilty by a jury in October of sexual assault, the CT Attorney's Office said.
According to trial testimony, the victim, who was 63 at the time, disclosed that her apartment had failed inspection and that the landlord had hired contractors to repair damage withi…
