Man convicted in high-profile Bridgeport murder case gets clemency from Biden
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man involved in a high-profile murder case in Bridgeport is set to be released from prison. Adrian Peeler, 48, was granted clemency by former President Joe Biden. Peeler was convicted of conspiring with his brother to kill Karen Clarke and her 8-year-old son, Leroy “BJ” Brown, in 1999.
Biden granted clemency to 13 Connecticut residents, focusing on drug and firearms convictions
Former President Joe Biden's commutations of Connecticut federal cases included clemency for Bridgeport's Adrian Peeler and Jermayne Butler of New Haven.
Blumenthal: 'Someone dropped the ball' on Biden granting Bridgeport murderer Adrian Peeler clemency
Adrian Peeler, whose drug sentence was commuted by President Biden before he left office, killed a Bridgeport woman and her 8-year-old son in 1999.
Biden grants clemency to man convicted in 1999 killing of mother, son in Bridgeport
A man convicted in the killing of an 8-year-old boy and his mother in Bridgeport in 1999 has been granted clemency by now former president Joe Biden, drawing criticism across party lines. The case and trial drew huge public interest and even lead to changed laws around witness protection here in the state.
Outrage swirls over Biden’s last-second decision to grant clemency to Connecticut man convicted of conspiracy to commit murder
Adrian Peeler, 48, of Bridgeport, was convicted in 1999 of conspiracy to commit double murder. His federal drug sentence will now expire on Feb. 17.
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Citing Bridgeport killer Peeler and Jan. 6 rioters, Blumenthal proposes pardon, clemency reform
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