Bristol NewsLocal news for Bristol, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Affidavit Unsealed In Murder Case- July 10, 2008 Jealousy about a shared girlfriend led to a fight that ended with a drug-dealing father of five fatally shooting his rival and another man inside a defunct Bristol trucking company June 22, according to an arrest affidavit unsealed this morning.Jokshan 'Jikes' Bryant, 29, pulled out a handgun during the argument and shot rival Ronald 'Boo' Brown, 42, of Bristol, in the back and head as Brown tried to run away, witnesses told police.Eric Kimberly, Brown's friend who had just walked in with Brown.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/affidavit-unsealed-in-murder-case?fromrss=1 Hartford Man Sentenced In Robbery Spree- July 9, 2008 A Hartford man who was the driver in a central Connecticut robbery spree last year was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the holdups in Avon, Bristol, Farmington, Plainville and Southington.Hector L. Barreto, 51, received a 25-year sentence, suspended after he serves 12 years in prison. He will be on probation for five years when he is released.Barreto, wearing a sunflower-yellow prison jumpsuit, stood silently in shackles in a Superior Court hearing room as Judge Joan Alexander cautioned him...http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/hartford-man-sentenced-in-robbery-spree?fromr... Nowlins And Knowlins Have Long Family Reunion Tradition- July 8, 2008 Davetta Nowlin shuffled into a room at the Marriott set up with fruit, snacks and water for weary traveling kin. She missed her first flight from North Carolina on her way here, had had only three hours' sleep and was ready for a nap. But there would be no napping at this family reunion, a bi-annual affair that draws hundreds of Nowlins - and Knowlins - from across the country. This year, the reunion takes place in Connecticut. 'Hey!' A hug and a warm smile from Abigail of Atlanta. 'How're you..http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/nowlins-and-knowlins-have-long-family-reunion... Bristol Officials Look To Add Winter Shelter- July 6, 2008 With the prospect of huge heating costs this winter accompanied by rising unemployment, the city should consider designating a shelter for poor and out-of-work residents who can't afford to heat their homes, the police chief said this week.'I prefer to be optimistic and hope it doesn't happen. But it's better to plan for the worst and hope for the best,' Chief John DiVenere said Wednesday. 'The signs out there don't look good.'When civic and social service leaders met Monday to discuss plans...http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/bristol-officials-look-to-add-winter-shelter?... Fourth of July finds Bristol again on the path to happiness- July 5, 2008 The Shriners were back in their funny cars and funnier costumes. There were not one, but two of the Red Sox' World Series trophies.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/fourth-of-july-finds-bristol-again-on-the-pat... Bristol Petition Growing To Force Vote On Manager- July 4, 2008 The campaign to get a November referendum on overhauling city government is more than a third of the way to its goal, according to organizers' estimates.Hundreds of taxpayers have been signing petitions since the drive began two weeks ago, and volunteers are gathering signatures outside of supermarkets and by going door to door.'We're somewhere between a third and a half of the way there,' Ken Johnson said this week. 'We have 600 signatures in hand, and there are lots of petitions out with...http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/bristol-petition-growing-to-force-vote-on-man... Police Ask Public For Help In Locating Missing Bristol Man- July 3, 2008 The disappearance of a 77-year-old old city man has police asking for the public's help to locate him.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/police-ask-public-for-help-in-locating-missin... Suspect In Bristol Murders Can Face Death Penalty- July 2, 2008 Jokshan Bryant, the unemployed father of five accused of killing two men last month in a vacant Bristol trucking company, now could face the death penalty if convicted.During a brief court apperance this morning in Superior Court of New Britain, the state filed an additional charge of capital felony, which would make Bryant eligible for death row if found guilty of two murder charges and the new capital felony charges.Bryant, 21, arrested shortly after the bodies of two men were found on two...http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/suspect-in-bristol-murders-can-face-death-pen... Former Bristolian's Statue Made International History in 1955- July 2, 2008 The sculpture issued from the hands of a leading Italian artist, was praised by Italy's president and labeled a "divine piece" in art circles.http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/former-bristolians-statue-made-international-... Bristol Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Robbery- July 1, 2008 A Bristol man who waited in a car outside a Plymouth apartment during a fatal botched robbery entered a guilty plea Monday to reduced charges, months after he testified at the trial of the woman whom police called the ringleader of the crime.Walter Smylka, 24, will be sentenced on Sept. 4 for conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. No specific offer was made during proceedings in Superior Court in New Britain. The judge will decide what sentence to impose after reading the background report..http://www.topix.net/city/bristol-ct/2008/07/bristol-man-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-robbery?fr... |