HARTFORD, Conn.—A Waterbury man has pleaded guilty to first-degree homicide for fatally stabbing a man at an Enfield motel last year.
Thirty-four-year-old Jeffrey Ward had been charged with murder in the September 2011 killing of 29-year-old Hector Sibaja. Under a plea deal, he will be sentenced July 25 to 25 years in prison. Ward also pleaded guilty Monday in Superior Court to first-degree assault and probation violation.
The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/Lmqn8O) that prosecutor Thomas Garcia said it would have been difficult to prove Ward intentionally killed Sibaja.
Police said Ward argued on the phone with a former girlfriend who was at the motel with several others. Ward said the woman told him she was going to have five men jump him when he arrived and he struck at Sibaja in fear. Another woman was injured.
Information from: The Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com
Letha Kay Louise Slate Letha was born on August 30 2005 in Duncan, Oklahoma to her parents John Slate and Patricia Campbell. "No matter what kind of day I was having, no matter how down or upset I might be, I could always count on coming home and seeing Letha's smile," - John Slate On March 27, 2006, John went off to work as usual, leaving Patricia home alone with Letha. On his lunch break, John came home to visit his family. To his horror he found his 6 month old daughter unresponsive in the bathtub, and her mother, Patricia sleeping in the other room. Patricia gave Letha CPR until emergency crews arrived... But God called Letha up to heaven Patricia Campbell was arrested and charged with the second-degree murder of her daughter Letha. Patricia said she had put Letha in the bathtub and then went to lay down "just for a split second," but instead she fell asleep. She said she would always fill the bathtub quite full because Patricia liked to play in the water. Prosecutors did not have enough evidence to prove that Letha's murder was second degree. And the charge against Patricia was dropped to second-degree homicide. Patricia Campbell plead guilty to second-degree homicide and was sentenced the 4 years in prison. "I wish there was something I could do to make it different. I wish every day I didn't walk away. I have to live with that." - Patricia Campbell Patricia was only charged with homicide because the definition of child neglect was... "the lack of ...Video Rating: 5 / 5
EVERETT -- Police on Wednesday were canvassing the View Ridge-Madison neighborhood in Everett after a man was found dead there the night before. A neighbor spotted the man on the ground outside a vacant house at 22 Madison St. He called 911 about 6:20 p.m. The man had obvious signs of trauma to his torso, police said. He looked to be in his late 20s or early 30s. The Everett Major Crimes Unit is investigating the death as a homicide, Lt. Robert Goetz said. Detectives declined to say more about how they believe the man may have died. There are no identified suspects or motives. Detectives received a search warrant around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday and collected evidence at the scene. They returned Wednesday afternoon to look for clues in the daylight, Goetz said. The victim's identity had not been determined as of late Wednesday afternoon. The body was turned over to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office. Anyone with information is asked to call 425-257-8450. Rikki King: 425-
Published: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 5:55 p.m. MONROE -- Detectives believe a 7-year-old Monroe boy's parents should face second-degree manslaughter charges in connection with his January overdose death. Monroe police this week wrapped up their probe into the boy's Jan. 30 death and forwarded the case to prosecutors to decide if his parents should face criminal charges. Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Lisa Paul likely will begin reviewing the case in the coming days. She doesn't expect to make a charging decision in the near future, however. "It's quite an extensive investigation, and I want to review it thoroughly before I make any decision," she said. The boy, identified as "A.J." in court papers, ingested a lethal amount of salicylates, a chemical common in aspirin and other over-the-counter drugs. The medical examiner declined to conduct an autopsy on the boy, making it difficult to determine how the drug ended up in the boy's system. A
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