New Haven Man, 42, Sentenced to Serve Century in Prison For 2021 Double Murder: Judge

NEW HAVEN, CT — Octavius Kindred, 42, of New Haven, was sentenced by a Superior Court judge Thursday to serve 100 years in prison and 20 years of special parole for the 2021 murders of Jeffrey Dotson and Alfreda Youmans in New Haven in 2021, according to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle, Jr.

In May, a jury found Kindred guilty of two counts of murder and one count of criminal possession of a firearm.

Doyle said that evidence presented during the trial showed that around 2:30 a.m., on Jan. 10, 2021, Kindred and an unidentified accomplice entered the New Haven home of Alfreda Youmans, 50, where Kindred fatally shot her and her houseguest, Jeffrey Dotson, 42.

Both victims received fatal gunshot wounds to the head, Doyle said. Kindred, a convicted felon, was prohibited under state law from possessing a firearm. During today’s sentencing hearing, Judge Peter L. Brown said the defendant had “no respect for human life” and is a “danger to society.”

The case was investigated by the New Haven Police Department Homicide Unit with David Zaweski and Gregory Dash as the lead detectives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Charles Johnson and Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Adrienne Russo with assistance from Inspector Sean Faughnan and Inspector Eric Tracy.

State’s Attorney Doyle would like to extend his gratitude to the New Haven Police Department for their investigative efforts and to the families of the victims who were present for the sentencing. The defendant was sentenced in absentia after refusing to leave the courthouse lockup and attend the court hearing.