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Police Solve 3-Month-Old Murder In Chicopee: DA Police Solve 3-Month-Old Murder In Chicopee: DA
Police Solve 3-Month-Old Murder In Chicopee: DA A 32-year-old Hampden County man is being held without bail after police arrested him in a fatal shooting earlier this year, authorities said.  Jalal Williams, of Chicopee, was arrested and charged with the murder of a 34-year-old Chicopee man on Feb. 3, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Police were called to the 100 block of Springfield Street around 10 a.m. They found 34-year-old Marquis Newson, of Chicopee, suffering from a gunshot wound.  Paramedics rushed Newton to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where he died two days later.  Authoritie…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Gross Recklessness': Driver Admits To Speeding During Fatal Chicopee Crash 'Gross Recklessness': Driver Admits To Speeding During Fatal Chicopee Crash
'Gross Recklessness': Driver Admits To Speeding During Fatal Chicopee Crash A 24-year-old Hampden County man admitted to killing a pedestrian in a crash where he was going more than twice the speed limit and driving in the wrong lane, authorities said.  Nazier Grandison, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a judge sentenced him to three to four years in prison for the 2022 crash in Chicopee, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, April 18. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of six to nine years behind bars.  Nickolas Weichel, 34, of Chicopee, had just left the Rumbleseat Bar and Grill on Oct. 8, 2022, and was…

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by Josh Lanier
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Springfield Driver Charged With Killing 'Courageous' Chicopee Man: DA's Office Springfield Driver Charged With Killing 'Courageous' Chicopee Man: DA's Office
Springfield Driver Charged With Killing 'Courageous' Chicopee Man: DA's Office A Springfield man was formally charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident that happened in Chicopee earlier this year, authorities said. Nazier Grandison, age 22, was charged with manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide stemming from the incident on Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office reports. Chicopee Police responded to a report of a pedestrian hit by a car in the 400 block of Springfield Street in Chicopee on Oct. 8, the office reports. Upon arrival, officers found Nickolas "Nick" Weichel, age 34, of Chicopee, dead at the scene. "Nick will…

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by David Cifarelli