Crime & Safety
Bridgeport Man Attempted To Murder Grand Jury Witness: Feds
A Bridgeport man currently serving a prison sentence is accused of attempting to have a grand jury witness murdered.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — A city man currently incarcerated has been charged with attempted murder after soliciting other inmates to kill a grand jury witness, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Vaughn Thomas, aka "Fettiboy LV," 20, was charged with one count of obstructing justice by attempting to kill a witness and one charge of obstructing justice by threatening to engage in conduct intended to cause bodily injury to a witness.
Each charge carries a maximum prison term of 20 years.
Thomas is also accused of writing letters to non-incarcerated individuals instructing them to murder the witness and making phone calls to make sure his instructions were followed.
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Thomas has been in state custody since May 15. He appeared recently in Bridgeport Superior Court and entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.
Thomas has been charged in connection with the murder of Dyshon Williams, 19, near the Luis Marin School, The Connecticut Post reported.
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