Stamford Attorney Arrested For Alleged Witness Tampering, Bribery, State Police Say
A Stamford attorney was arrested by Connecticut State Police on charges of witness tampering and bribery of a witness.
Darnell Crosland, 50, of Stamford, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 1, on a warrant as a result of an investigation in conjunction with the State Prosecution Bureau of the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, the state police said.
According to state police, Crosland was charged with bribery of a witness, tampering with a witness and conspiracy to commit witness tampering. All charges are felonies that could bring up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count.
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Newark Man Found Guilty In Drug Deal That Turned Fatal
A jury found a Newark man guilty of conspiracy in the murder of another city man during a drug deal three years ago, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
Shaheed Blamahsah, 31, arranged to meet Bruce Turner, 29, on Dec. 31, 2015, at 13th Avenue and Camden Street in Newark. Turner was shot seven or eight times and was robbed of about $30,000, according to a witness. Some of Turner's clothes and his shoes had been removed after the shooting.
A third person who was present was fatally shot several weeks after Turner's murder, the prosecutor's office said. That person w…
