Crime & Safety

Haddam Man Sentenced in Murder Case

Benjamin James was found guilty of killing his friend in a jealous rage in 2008.

A Haddam man has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for killing his friend by stabbing him 17 times in 2008.

Benjamin James was sentenced Tuesday in Middletown Superior Court for killing his friend, Stefan Lasak, in a jealous rage, the Connecticut Post and Hartford Courant are reporting today.

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