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The Daily OrangeState charges SU alumnus with murder
By Peter de Montmollin
Posted: 9/13/06, 12:06 AM EST Section: News
Jonathan Edington, a Syracuse University alumnus, was charged with murder, burglary in the first degree and use of a deadly weapon at his arraignment Tuesday morning in the Bridgeport, Conn. Superior Court, according to a court clerk.
Police are still investigating whether Edington, a lawyer in Fairfield, Conn., is responsible for the stabbing last month of his neighbor Barry James, said Capt. Gary MacNamara of the Fairfield Police. Police believe just prior to the incident, Edington received unconfirmed information that James had molested his two-year-old daughter.
"(Edington's) wife came in two days after the homicide to file a complaint against Mr. James," MacNamara said.
Whether or not the allegations are true is still under investigation, he said.
Edington did not enter a plea at the arraignment Tuesday but will probably do so at another hearing set for Oct. 10, the clerk said. He has already appeared in a regional court for an arraignment, but, in accordance with Connecticut state law, the severity of the case required that it be handed off to the superior court.
The James family, represented by Peter Ambrose, released a statement Tuesday defending James against the accusation.
"(The allegations) are vicious and hurtful, and the family only wishes that their son and brother had the opportunity to defend himself," the statement said. "When all of the facts are made known, we are confident that Barry will be cleared of these allegations."
Andrew Bowman, Edington's attorney, could not be reached for comment
Edington graduated from SU in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Police are still investigating whether Edington, a lawyer in Fairfield, Conn., is responsible for the stabbing last month of his neighbor Barry James, said Capt. Gary MacNamara of the Fairfield Police. Police believe just prior to the incident, Edington received unconfirmed information that James had molested his two-year-old daughter.
"(Edington's) wife came in two days after the homicide to file a complaint against Mr. James," MacNamara said.
Whether or not the allegations are true is still under investigation, he said.
Edington did not enter a plea at the arraignment Tuesday but will probably do so at another hearing set for Oct. 10, the clerk said. He has already appeared in a regional court for an arraignment, but, in accordance with Connecticut state law, the severity of the case required that it be handed off to the superior court.
The James family, represented by Peter Ambrose, released a statement Tuesday defending James against the accusation.
"(The allegations) are vicious and hurtful, and the family only wishes that their son and brother had the opportunity to defend himself," the statement said. "When all of the facts are made known, we are confident that Barry will be cleared of these allegations."
Andrew Bowman, Edington's attorney, could not be reached for comment
Edington graduated from SU in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
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