ME: Death of New Canaan woman, 75, ruled a homicide
Christine DeRosa
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This is the home of Albert Kokoth on Down River Road, where a police car can be seen and caution tape is draped across the road. Kokoth was detained in New Canaan jail after he was arrested on Thursday for charges including second degree assault and illegal discharge of a firearm related to his wife Margaret s death.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD The death of a 75-year-old woman who police say was shot by her husband has been ruled a homicide, the state’s chief medical examiner said Saturday.
Prosecutor: Fatal shooting of New Canaan woman, 75, appears to be an intentional act
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A New Canaan police car sits outside the home of Albert Kokoth on Down River Road on Friday, May 7, 2021. Kokoth was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm related to his wife Margaret s death.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD A New Canaan man told police his wife died in an “accidental” shooting, but prosecutors say there is mounting evidence to contradict his claims.
Albert Kokoth, 77, was arrested at his Down River Road home Thursday afternoon on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm.
Prosecutor: Fatal shooting of New Canaan woman, 75, appears to be an intentional act
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A New Canaan police car sits outside the home of Albert Kokoth on Down River Road on Friday, May 7, 2021. Kokoth was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm related to his wife Margaret s death.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD A New Canaan man told police his wife died in an “accidental” shooting, but prosecutors say there is mounting evidence to contradict his claims.
Albert Kokoth, 77, was arrested at his Down River Road home Thursday afternoon on charges of second-degree assault, second-degree assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm.
OCTOBER 15 A Connecticut judge today released search warrants for the house and car of the man accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman. A copy of the warrant executed October 1 at the Norwalk home of Robert Halderman can be found here (an identical warrant was secured for Halderman s Honda Accord).
The document provides an overview of the police investigation of Halderman, a CBS producer who allegedly sought to blackmail Letterman, 62, over the TV star s sexual dalliances with members of his staff. Superior Court Judge Bruce Hudock ordered the release of the warrants with minor redactions.
Included in the unsealed records was an inventory showing what investigators removed from the Renzulli Road home Halderman shared until recently with Stephanie Birkitt, a Letterman assistant who reportedly had an affair with the Late Show host. Along with computer equipment, a camera memory card, and a MY Magazine w/Letterman, cops seized bank records, two copies of a chec
State dismisses larceny charges against Oz Griebel s former gubernatorial campaign manager
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Kyle Lyddy stands in Norwalk Superior Court on Monday, October 1, 2018, in Norwalk, Conn., and asks that his hearing be transferred to Stamford Superior Court. He faces a first-degree larceny charge, accused of stealing $500,000 from a Norwalk marketing firm where he worked.File / Alex von Kleydorff / Hearst Connecticut Media
Superior Court Judge Bruce Hudock dropped the state’s case against Kyle Lyddy, formerly of Newtown, after the 34-year-old successfully completed a court diversionary program and paid back $135,000 in court-ordered restitution.
After pleading guilty, Lyddy was allowed to participate in the accelerated rehabilitation court diversionary program for first-time offenders, in which the criminal charge was expunged from his record and he avoided serving any prison time.