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Man Fatally Electrocuted Working At Yale Golf Course ID'd As 54-Year-Old Grandfather
Police have identified the man who was fatally electrocuted while working at the Yale Golf Course last month as a 54-year-old New Haven grandfather. Luís Alberto Marcatoma was working on a restoration project at the New Haven course on Aug. 21 when a downed power line electrocuted him, Yale Public Safety Chief Duane Lovello has said. It's unclear if the wire fell on him or if he stepped on it by mistake. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death an accident. Lovello said last week the case remains under investigation. He did not respond to a follo…
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Ex-Defense Official Who Electrocuted Dogs Learns Fate For Role In Vicious DMV Dogfighting Ring
A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief will spend time behind bars after admitting earlier this to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities confirmed. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 64, pleaded guilty in September to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. On Friday, Dec. 13, officials announced that Moorefield has been sentenced to serve 18 months in federal prison,…
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Former DoD Deputy Chief Admitted To Operating Dogfighting Kennel, Electrocuting Dogs For Losing
A Maryland man who used to serve as a Department of Defense deputy chief admitted to his role in a violent dogfighting ring that involved him electrocuting animals who lost, federal authorities announced. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, pleaded guilty to federal charges that include conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering. According to the guilty plea, federal agents began investigating Moorefield’s connections to dogfighting after officers from Anne Arundel County Animal Control responded to a rep…
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