When police finally stopped the car and arrested its occupants - Luis Mercado and Cominick Gonzalez - they discovered the men were carrying containers of gasoline. An investigation revealed that Mercado and Gonzalez were part of a group that federal prosecutors said was led by Rivera and they were hunting for someone who owed Rivera thousands of dollars.
GEORGE RIVERA, also known as “Pito,” 33, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a plan to murder an individual and set fire to the Bridgeport business where he worked.
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON SCOTT, also known as “Hood,” 39, of Bridgeport, was
Two men were sentenced to years in prison for their roles in a plan to murder an individual and set fire to a Fairfield County business. Luis Mercado, age 55, of Bridgeport, and 35-year-old Luis Mejias, of Waterbury, were sentenced on…