Bridgeport man charged in robbery, fatal stabbing
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BRIDGEPORT James McClain was flush with cash and allegedly eager to buy drugs, according to police.
Laquan Victoria was fresh out of prison with a folding knife in his pocket, they said.
On Friday, the 33-year-old Victoria was charged with felony murder, murder and first-degree robbery for the death of the 58-year-old McClain, found stabbed near Went Field on March 19.
“This is a very serious case and the defendant has a serious prior criminal record,” Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Bove said Friday afternoon as Victoria watched the court proceeding via video, his arms resting on the bar of his cell in the courthouse lockup.
Bridgeport man accused of beating, choking woman while free on bond
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Exterior, Fairfield County Courthouse on Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT A local man awaiting trial for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman in Milford was back in custody Wednesday after police said he forced his way into another woman’s home, ripped her baby from her arms and then wrapped a plastic bag around the woman’s face.
Christopher Frank, 33, of Cowles Street, was charged with first-degree assault, third-degree assault, second-degree strangulation and risk of injury to a child.
During Frank’s arraignment Wednesday afternoon, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Bove urged Superior Court Judge Tracy Lee Dayton to set a high bond.
Milford man accused of swiping wipes, biting store employee
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A Milford man is charged with stealing sanitizing wipes from a Stratford supermarket.Ethan Fry / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT A Milford man was in custody after police said he allegedly stole numerous bottles of sanitizing wipes from a Stratford supermarket and bit a store employee during a struggle in the parking lot.
Nicholas Goerig, 41, of Summit Avenue, Milford, was charged Monday with third-degree robbery, third-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and sixth-degree larceny.
“This was more than your usual shoplifting case, he bit a store employee,” Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Bove said during Goerig’s arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon as Goerig watched on video from his cell in the courthouse lockup.