Connecticut Man Convicted of Killing Roommate With Samurai-Like Sword After Rent Quarrel

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was convicted Friday of killing his roommate with a samurai-style sword after a hire dispute, prosecutors mentioned.

Thompson owed hire on his room in King’s downtown Hartford dwelling, and King was attempting to evict him, the Hartford state’s legal professional’s workplace mentioned in a information launch, citing trial proof.

King referred to as police twice on the morning of July 25, 2020 — first telling a tip line that Thompson was menacing him with a sword, after which calling 911 to report that his roommate was threatening him, in line with prosecutors.

Surveillance video confirmed Thompson strolling towards the house later that morning with an extended object in his hand, then strolling again to his automobile in numerous garments about 20 minutes later, prosecutors mentioned.

A few of King’s mates referred to as the police the following day, alarmed that they could not attain him. Police discovered the 64-year-old had been stabbed to dying and left beneath blankets on his kitchen ground.

Thompson represented himself at trial and filed papers sustaining that the state had no jurisdiction over him, according to The Register Citizen of Torrington. He claimed when arrested to be a “sovereign citizen,” a time period utilized by some who assert that the U.S. authorities is illegitimate and that its legal guidelines do not bind them.

A message was despatched Friday evening to an legal professional who was appointed to advise Thompson throughout the trial.

Thompson is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 11.

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