Crime & Safety
Defendant In Vernon Hammer Attack Case Gets 6 Years
A defendant in an April 2018 Vernon hammer attack has been sentenced to six years in prison, judicial system records indicate.
VERNON, CT — A defendant in an April 2018 Vernon hammer attack has been sentenced to six years in prison, judicial system records indicate.
The incident took place at 1:04 a.m. on April 29 at 208 Terrace Drive, according to an arrest report.
Gilberto Cordero, 23, of Vernon, was accused of breaking into the home with a hammer and then teaming up with two others to break the arm of an occupant with the hammer and assault several others, according to an arrest report.
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Cordero was initially held on a $1 million bond. He was sentenced last Friday.
He was convicted of second-degree assault, court records show.
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