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Man convicted in high-profile Bridgeport murder case gets clemency from Biden
A man involved in a high-profile murder case in Bridgeport is set to be released from prison. Adrian Peeler, 48, was granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Peeler was convicted of conspiring with his brother to kill Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son,
Biden grants clemency to man convicted in 1999 killing of mother, son in Bridgeport
A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines. The case and trial drew huge public interest and even lead to changed laws around witness protection here in the state.
Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case
A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office.
Blumenthal: 'Someone dropped the ball' on Biden granting Bridgeport murderer Adrian Peeler clemency
Adrian Peeler, whose drug sentence was commuted by President Biden before he left office, killed a Bridgeport woman and her 8-year-old son in 1999.
Former President Biden pardons drug sentence for Bridgeport convicted murderer
A man involved in a high-profile murder case in Bridgeport from the 1990s was among the hundreds of convicts granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Adrian
Biden granted clemency to 13 Connecticut residents, focusing on drug and firearms convictions
Former President Joe Biden's commutations of Connecticut federal cases included clemency for Bridgeport's Adrian Peeler and Jerrmayne Butler of New Haven.
CT Board of Education approves state intervention in Bridgeport schools
Nearly all of Bridgeport's 20,000 students are identified as "high-needs." Local board members have clashed over how to serve ...
Wrong-way driver dies days after three-car crash on Route 8 in Bridgeport
State police said the 70-year-old driver struck a Toyota Corolla head-on, which was then rear-ended by a vehicle behind it.
Fairfield man, 70, dies after wrong-way Bridgeport crash on Route 8, police say
Connecticut State Police said Robert Mancini, 70, of Fairfield was driving the wrong way on Route 8 in Bridgeport Sunday when ...
Newtown entrepreneur opens second Metal Supermarkets in Bridgeport Connecticut
Ed DeStefano expands Metal Supermarkets franchise with a new Bridgeport store, offering over 8,000 metal types and grades ...
Biden grants clemency to drug dealer convicted double slaying of 8-year-old boy and his mom, sparking outrage from even Democrats
It seems to me that someone dropped the ball here to let his person get released,” Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal said of Biden's move.
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Connecticut's state BOE votes to partially take over Bridgeport’s public school district
Connecticut's education commissioner now has "sweeping powers" to oversee Bridgeport Public Schools. Teen shooter kills ...
Ex-Bridgeport education chief tops city's 2024 earners' list, otherwise dominated by police
According to a list obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media, ex-Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Carmela Levy-David was the ...