Joe Biden, Bridgeport

Man convicted in high-profile Bridgeport murder case gets clemency from Biden
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man involved in a high-profile murder case in Bridgeport is set to be released from prison. Adrian Peeler, 48, was granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Peeler was convicted of conspiring with his brother to kill Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son, Leroy “BJ” Brown, in 1999.
Blumenthal: 'Someone dropped the ball' on Biden granting Bridgeport murderer Adrian Peeler clemency
Adrian Peeler, whose drug sentence was commuted by President Biden before he left office, killed a Bridgeport woman and her 8-year-old son in 1999.
Biden granted clemency to 13 Connecticut residents, focusing on drug and firearms convictions
Former President Joe Biden's commutations of Connecticut federal cases included clemency for Bridgeport's Adrian Peeler and Jermayne Butler of New Haven.
Family outraged after man convicted in Connecticut killings gets clemency from Biden in drug case
A Connecticut man who was convicted in one of the state’s most notorious murder cases was one of the nearly 2,500 people whose federal drug-related prison sentences were commuted by former President Joe Biden in his last days in office.
Outrage swirls over Biden’s last-second decision to grant clemency to Connecticut man convicted of conspiracy to commit murder
Adrian Peeler, 48, of Bridgeport, was convicted in 1999 of conspiracy to commit double murder. His federal drug sentence will now expire on Feb. 17.
Biden grants clemency to man convicted in 1999 killing of mother, son in Bridgeport
A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines. The case and trial drew huge public interest and even lead to changed laws around witness protection here in the state.
Adrian Peeler, convicted of killing mother and son witnesses to CT murder, gets Biden commutation
Adrian Peeler, a notorious Connecticut murderer and drug dealer, was among the nearly 2,500 convicted criminals whose prison sentences were commuted last week by former President Joseph P. Biden. Peeler’s crimes horrified the state.
Fairfield man, 70, dies after wrong-way Bridgeport crash on Route 8, police say
Connecticut State Police said Robert Mancini, 70, of Fairfield was driving the wrong way on Route 8 in Bridgeport Sunday when ...
NBC Connecticut3d
Man dies days after wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Bridgeport
A 70-year-old Fairfield man has died after a wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Bridgeport on Sunday night, according to state police. State police said Robert Mancini, 70, of Fairfield, was going ...
News 12 Networks1d
Made in Connecticut: nOURish Bridgeport
It was built in 2021 and in its first eighteen months it distributed eleven tons of healthy greens grown in its garden to feed the food insecure.
Newtown entrepreneur opens second Metal Supermarkets in Bridgeport Connecticut
Ed DeStefano expands Metal Supermarkets franchise with a new Bridgeport store, offering over 8,000 metal types and grades ...
NBC Connecticut4d
Man suspected of shooting, killing man in Bridgeport is in custody
Police said Dante French, 20, of Bridgeport, is suspected of shooting ... Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC Connecticut's News Headlines ...
fox617d
Connecticut's 5 largest cities form coalition to demand more education funding from the state
Bridgeport leaders are working together with mayors and superintendents from Connecticut’s largest cities – Hartford, New ...
Adrian Peeler’s clemency, Jan. 6 pardons raise concerns in CT, DC
CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and ...