Tag: stabbing

Man pursues insanity verdict in Mashantucket stabbing

May 17—A former Baltimore, Maryland man, charged with stabbing a Mashantucket man in the face and neck in 2018, is seeking to convince a judge that he needs mental health treatment, not prison, for his alleged crime. A trial started on Friday in New London Superior Court for 47-year-old Dontae Glen Johnson. Michael Miller, Johnson’s […]

Federal inmate accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin can represent himself at trial

The federal inmate charged in December with stabbing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in an Arizona prison can represent himself in court after a judge agreed to a request to waive his right to legal representation, court documents show. During an hourlong hearing Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lynnette Kimmins, the court ruled that John Turscak must […]

Fatal Sunday stabbing in Waianae deemed self defense

May 17—The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney declined to charge a 44-year-old man with murder today in connection with the fatal Sunday of a 30-year-old man. “During the course of the investigation, it was determined during the physical altercation the victim had possession of a weapon prompting the suspect to also present a weapon,” according […]