MANCHESTER –– Tyrese Harris, 23, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by Honorable Judge Diane Nicolisi on charges of second-degree murder, reckless conduct, and falsifying physical evidence. The conviction followed a fatal road rage incident that ended in the death of Dezmel Cardakovic. Harris was found guilty by a jury in July.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 4/14/2021 4:24:20 PM
The Town of Peterborough denied all claims alleged by Walden Eco Village landlord Akhil Garland after it became a third-party defendant in the ongoing lawsuit between Garland and former Eco Village tenants, according to court documents filed at the end of March.
Garland’s representatives alleged that the town knew and supported the activities on the Eco Village site and was therefore responsible for the damages claimed by the former tenants, who were evicted on five days’ notice in December 2020 after the town found safety and code violations on site, including missing building permits for eight of 15 total rental units. The Court agreed to add the town to the ongoing case on March 26. Peterborough’s lawyer, John Ratigan, declined to comment on the suit.
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 2/17/2021 5:15:26 PM
Emergency relief will not be granted to the former tenants of Peterborough’s Walden Eco Village, a judge ruled last week, but the longer-term class action suit continues.
Thirteen former tenants signed a class action lawsuit at the end of December against Akhil Garland, his business Utopia Living LLC, and the Garland Family Land Trust, of which Garland is a trustee. They sought emergency relief in the form of speedy returns of security deposits, costs associated with moving and emergency housing, and assistance in finding new rental housing at a hearing on Jan. 7.
The suit came after the Town of Peterborough issued a cease and desist order to Garland on Dec. 11, which called for the eviction of the property’s 25 tenants by Dec. 16. Peterborough issued the order after discovering safety hazards within the property’s 15 rental units during an inspection prompted by Garland’s proposal to subdivide and sell the land.