Friday Sentencing Slated In 2021 Vernon Motel 6 Murder Case

VERNON, CT — Sentencing is scheduled for Friday in a 2021 homicide case in Vernon.

And the decision on Alvin Waiugh's fate will come about five weeks since Craig P. Nowak, the state’s attorney for the Tolland Judicial District, announced that a jury in Rockville Superior Court at Rockville had found the 35-year-old Waugh guilty of murder and carrying a pistol without a permit.

Judge Tejas Bhatt presided over the trial.

The sentencing will end a five-year prosecution that featured Waugh in court 57 times since the owner of the then-Motel 6 in Vernon was gunned down over a $10 pool pass, case and judicial records show.

Case records showed that, on June 27, 2021, the victim, Zeshan Chaudhry, was involved in a testy dispute with Waugh and a female companion over the pool pass.

Waugh was told to leave the Motel 6 after he became belligerent over the price of the pool pass.

According to a warrant, Waugh went to his motel room, retrieved a homemade semi-automatic pistol and fatally shot Chaudhry eleven times before fleeing on foot. He was eventually convinced to surrender after hiding near the Hockanum River, a warrant shows.

Waugh has ben held on a $2 million bond since.

Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Emily Trudeau prosecuted the case with the assistance of Inspector Phillip Clark, Legal Intern Alexandria McCormick and the cooperation of the Vernon Police Department.

Murder sentences generally range from 25 to 60 years in prison.

The motel sits on the Manchester-Vernon line and has since changed affiliation.