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Why Middletown s Vietnam memorial omits former resident and the childhood friend trying to honor his name
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Middletown veteran Al Noetzel is collecting petition signatures in hopes getting the name of his childhood friend, Vietnam veteran John E. Lawler Jr., who was killed in action in December 1966, on the Vietnam memorial on Veterans Green.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The late Vietnam veteran and former Middletown resident John E. Lawler Jr., who is featured on the Vietnam Era Veterans memorial at City Hall Council Chambers, is buried at Indian Hill Cemetery.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Man charged in shooting death of child pleads not guilty to witness tampering charge
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
Michael L. Elliott is one of four men who were charged in the 2018 death of 9-year-old Jennifer Trejo, who was struck by a stray bullet.(Joe Warner | For NJ Advance Media)
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A man facing trial in a 2018 shooting that killed a girl sleeping in her bed has pleaded not guilty following his recent indictment on a witness tampering charge.
His attorney is also denying he had any role in preparing an affidavit at the center of the new allegation.
Michael L. Elliott, 28, of Bridgeton, was charged along with three others for allegedly firing on a group of people gathered in front of an Elmer Street home around 12:30 a.m. on July 17, 2018.
Man charged in stray bullet killing of child indicted for witness tampering
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Michael L. Elliott is one of four men who were charged in the 2018 death of 9-year-old Jennifer Trejo, who was struck by a stray bullet.(Joe Warner | For NJ Advance Media)
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A man charged with murder in the shooting death of a 9-year-old Bridgeton girl has been indicted on charges that he tried to get witnesses to recant their claims that he was involved in the crime.
Michael L. Elliott, 28, of Bridgeton, was charged along with three others for allegedly firing on a group of people gathered in front of an Elmer Street home around 12:30 a.m. on July 17, 2018.