A state judge sentenced Rashod Newton to 35 years in prison after the 29-year-old New Havener pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend, Alessia Mesquita. State Superior Court Judge Gerald Harmon ...

A 29-year-old New Havener named Rashod Newton has pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend Alessia Mesquita, and now faces up to 38 years in prison. New Haven State’s Attorney John Doyle, Jr.

Rashod Newton, then 29, of New Haven, pleaded guilty to murder in connection with Alessia Mesquita’s death and first-degree assault in connection with an unrelated 2020 West Haven shooting in ...

Rashod Newton, 29, was sentenced to 35 years in prison by Judge Gerald Harmon on Thursday, State’s Attorney John Doyle Jr. announced Friday. He pleaded guilty in December to murder in connection ...

Rashod Newton, 29, also pleaded guilty in New Haven Superior Court to a charge of first-degree assault and under terms of a plea agreement faces up to 38 years in prison when he is sentenced ...

Rashod Newton, 29, pleaded guilty in December 2022 to murder and first-degree assault following his arrests for his involvement in a January 2020 shooting in West Haven and the March 2021 murder ...