Topline: Police said the suspect is the child victim’s father.
Published: February 19, 2025 7:30 am ET
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Jevon Fletcher (via West Haven Police)
WEST HAVEN, CT — Authorities have identified the father who fatally stabbed his two-year-old son and another woman in a Connecticut apartment.
According to the New Haven Register, 26-year-old Jevon Tyrese Fletcher was arraigned on Tuesday on two counts of murder, two counts of murder with special circumstances, and one count of risk of injury.
Fletcher appeared via video for his arraignment after he was released from the hospital Tuesday morning. He is being held on a $3 million bond.
According to WVIT, several calls were made to police on Saturday evening, February 15, reporting screaming and yelling coming from an apartment in West Haven, Connecticut.
Responding officers found a man—later identified as Fletcher—who reportedly leaped through a second-floor window and landed on a walkway that leads to the apartment. Fletcher was injured and subsequently taken to a medical facility.
Officers then entered the apartment and discovered two deceased victims—a 19-year-old woman and a two-year-old boy. Both appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, WVIT reported.
Police said Fletcher is the child victim’s father.
This investigation remains ongoing.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Jevon Fletcher (via West Haven Police)
WEST HAVEN, CT — Authorities have identified the father who fatally stabbed his two-year-old son and another woman in a Connecticut apartment.
According to the New Haven Register, 26-year-old Jevon Tyrese Fletcher was arraigned on Tuesday on two counts of murder, two counts of murder with special circumstances, and one count of risk of injury.
Fletcher appeared via video for his arraignment after he was released from the hospital Tuesday morning. He is being held on a $3 million bond.
According to WVIT, several calls were made to police on Saturday evening, February 15, reporting screaming and yelling coming from an apartment in West Haven, Connecticut.
Responding officers found a man—later identified as Fletcher—who reportedly leaped through a second-floor window and landed on a walkway that leads to the apartment. Fletcher was injured and subsequently taken to a medical facility.
Officers then entered the apartment and discovered two deceased victims—a 19-year-old woman and a two-year-old boy. Both appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, WVIT reported.
Police said Fletcher is the child victim’s father.
This investigation remains ongoing.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Jevon Fletcher (via West Haven Police)
WEST HAVEN, CT — Authorities have identified the father who fatally stabbed his two-year-old son and another woman in a Connecticut apartment.
According to the New Haven Register, 26-year-old Jevon Tyrese Fletcher was arraigned on Tuesday on two counts of murder, two counts of murder with special circumstances, and one count of risk of injury.
Fletcher appeared via video for his arraignment after he was released from the hospital Tuesday morning. He is being held on a $3 million bond.
According to WVIT, several calls were made to police on Saturday evening, February 15, reporting screaming and yelling coming from an apartment in West Haven, Connecticut.
Responding officers found a man—later identified as Fletcher—who reportedly leaped through a second-floor window and landed on a walkway that leads to the apartment. Fletcher was injured and subsequently taken to a medical facility.
Officers then entered the apartment and discovered two deceased victims—a 19-year-old woman and a two-year-old boy. Both appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, WVIT reported.
Police said Fletcher is the child victim’s father.
This investigation remains ongoing.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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