Crime & Safety
CT Charges Filed in Cult Murder of Southington Man
Two members of a religious cult implicated in the 2004 homicide of a Southington man were formally charged in Connecticut this week.
SOUTHINGTON, CT — Two members of a religious cult implicated in the 2004 homicide of a Southington man were formally charged in Connecticut this week, court records show.
According to the Record-Journal, which outlined details of the arrest warrants in a Wednesday story, the pair is accused of dismembering the man before burying his remains in separate locations in New Britain.
Rudy Hannon, 72, and Sorek Minery, 42, were charged with murder and murder during the commission of a felony in the July 2004 homicide of Southington resident Paul Sweetman, according to court records.
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They were both being held on $2 million bonds, according to court records.
Hannon was brought to Connecticut from a Nevada prison Tuesday and Minery was arrested Wednesday, according to court records.
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Click here to see more about the warrant in the R-J story.
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