Veteran Seeking Dismissal of Criminal Charge for Subduing Suspect in Attack on Muslim Lawmaker
HARTFORD, Conn. — A military veteran who rushed to the aid of Connecticut’s first Muslim state representative when she was being attacked after a prayer service and subdued the suspect is seeking to have a misdemeanor assault charge erased. Jason Spencer, 43, applied Wednesday for the state’s accelerated rehabilitation program, which would result in the […]
Army Veteran Sentenced to 55 Years for Road Rage Shooting Death of Muslim Man
INDIANAPOLIS — A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran was sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday for the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim. Dustin Passarelli of Plainfield was convicted in May of murder and a felony firearm enhancement in the February […]
