Date: Fri 06-Feb-1998

By CURT CLARK

Published: Aug 11, 1999 12:00 am

Publication: Bee

Author: CURT

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Man Comes Out Of Hiding After Threatened Loss Of Settlement

WATERBURY (AP) -- Karon Nealy will spend about a year in prison. When he gets

out he will receive $210,000.

Nealy, 20, spent eight months on the run after violating parole, police said.

He turned himself in last week to members of the Connecticut Violent Crimes

Fugitive Task Force and the state Board of Parole Fugitive Recovery Team in

Waterbury.

The state had indicated that unless Nealy turned himself in, he would not see

his share of a $1.5 million lawsuit settlement.

"He did surrender as a result of cooperation with his family members," said

Ralph DiFonzo, the FBI supervisor of the task force. "It was a routine

apprehension. He just basically turned himself in."

DiFonzo could not pinpoint the reason behind Nealy giving himself up. He had

been wanted for violating parole on a drug charge soon after he was released

from prison in May.

The money is Nealy's share of a settlement the state reached in October with

lawyers representing Nealy and three others in personal injury and wrongful

death lawsuits against the state.

Nealy is one of four nephews who were passengers in a car driven by their

uncle, Alford Nealy, Jr, in the early morning hours of January 9, 1993.

The car was involved in a one-car crash along Route 34 in Newtown that killed

Alford Nealy, Jr, and two other passengers.

The surviving nephews sued the state, claiming the accident might have been

avoided if two state troopers had arrested Nealy, Jr, earlier that morning.

An autopsy on Alford Nealy, Jr, showed his blood-alcohol level was .24

percent, more than twice the legal limit.

Newtown police recovered three beer cans from the car and also found a

speeding ticket that state police troopers had issued to Alford Nealy, Jr,

about an hour before the crash.

The troopers had stopped Alford Nealy, Jr, after they clocked him speeding in

excess of 80 mph as he drove south on Route 8 in Naugatuck.

The lawsuit claimed that Alford Nealy, Jr, was drunk at the time of the stop

and that the troopers saw empty beer cans on the floor of the car but failed

to realize he was drunk, conduct field sobriety tests and take him off the

road.

Karon Nealy, who must spend about another year in prison as part of his

January 12, 1996, plea bargain in the drug case, gave himself up last Monday

at his mother's house.

When he finishes the sentence, he will be able to collect the $210,000 he was

awarded in the settlement.

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Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

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