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08/10/2023
Judge Sentences New Fairfield Man Convicted of Manslaughter Charge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Danbury, CT) – Danbury State’s Attorney David R. Applegate announced today that the Honorable Robin Pavia on August 9, 2023, sentenced Patrick Arthur Griffin, 60, of New Fairfield, to 20 years in prison, execution suspended after 16 years served, and five years of probation on a charge of Manslaughter in the First Degree in violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 53a-55(1).
According to evidence introduced at trial, Griffin stabbed James Knapp, 65, in the chest during an assault on May 7, 2022 at the defendant’s home in New Fairfield.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Russell Zentner, with assistance from Paralegal Shanik Smith.
At the sentencing hearing, the Court heard from numerous friends and family members of Mr. Knapp, expressing how deeply his passing has affected them emotionally and physically.