Montville ― The recent death of Montville police patrol dog has state prosecutors calling for stiffer penalties for the man charged with assaulting the dog.
Montville Police K9 Barrett, the departmen.
George Bryan Dodson II is charged with murder, attempted murder, arson and cruelty to animals after allegedly setting fires throughout his family’s Sherman Street home on July 20 after killing his 23-year-old wife Shelby Dodson using a hammer, according to the New London Police Department.
George Bryan Dodson II, the 23-year-old Navy technician charged with killing his wife and setting their New London home on fire in an alleged attempt to kill their son, appeared in court Monday morning and entered a plea of not guilty.
Francis L. Giannelli, a 28-year-old Glastonbury man charged with shooting into a car and murdering a Preston man in 2019, has opted to face a jury of his peers.