FARMINGTON — The murder trial of James “Ted” Sweeney opened Monday with the prosecutor focusing on Sweeney’s obsessive jealousy and the defense pointing to mental illness and deafness as factors in the beating death of Wendy Douglass at her home in Jay last year. Sweeney, 58, formerly of Jay, is accused of killing his former longtime girlfriend […]
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Former Jay man enters insanity plea, waives jury trial in murder case
FARMINGTON — A former Jay man charged in the death of his girlfriend last year pleaded not criminally responsible by reason of insanity and waived a jury trial Thursday at Franklin County Superior Court. James “Ted” Sweeney, 58, is accused of murder in the July 11, 2017, killing of Wendy Douglass, 51, while she slept […]
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Former Jay man expected to enter insanity plea in murder case
FARMINGTON — A former Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2017 is expected to enter a plea of not criminally responsible by reason of insanity, according to a procedural court order issued Monday. James “Ted” Sweeney, 58, is charged with murder in the death of Wendy Douglass, 51, on July 11, 2017, at […]
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Psych evaluation scheduled for Jay man accused of killing girlfriend
FARMINGTON — A Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend last summer at her home in Jay is scheduled Tuesday to undergo a forensic evaluation for competency, criminal responsibility and other mental conditions, according to a court document. Dr. Robert Riley, a consultant neuro-psychologist for State Forensic Services is scheduled to conduct the examination. James […]
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Murder complaint filed against Jay man
JAY — A state police detective filed a criminal complaint Wednesday against James E. Sweeney of Jay, stating he “intentionally or knowingly” caused the death of Wendy Douglass on Tuesday. Jay police found the body of Douglass, 51, on Tuesday morning at her 5 Jewell St. home after they were asked to check on her […]