Judge Rules Danbury Teen Can Be Tried As Adult On Murder Charge

DANBURY, Conn. – A 17-year-old from Danbury can be prosecuted as an adult on murder charges in the fatal stabbing of another teenager, according to a report in The News-Times.

Emanuel Harris, 17, of Danbury will be prosecuted in the death of another Danbury teen in a December stabbing.
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Tom Renner

02/05/2014 11:00 a.m.

Judge Robin Pavia decided there was enough evidence to charge Emanuel Harris, 17, with the murder of Luan Pitol, also 17, the report said.

Three prosecution witnesses testified about a Dec. 7 brawl between two groups of young people after a dance at the Harambee Youth Center. The situation calmed briefly, according to the report, before it escalated again near the Wooster Street Cemetery, where Harris stabbed Pitol and another victim, the story said.

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