Jonathon Edington arrives at Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. ,
in this Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 file photo. Edington was sentenced
Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, to 12 years in prison for first-degree
manslaughter in the stabbing death of his neighbor Barry James.
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Harold D. Edington, father of Jonathon Edington, leaves Superior
Court in Bridgeport, Conn. , Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 after his son,
Jonathon Edington, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for
manslaughter in connection with the Aug. 28, 2006 stabbing death of
his neighbor Barry James.
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Rita James, center, and her husband, Charles James, talk to
reporters outside Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. , Friday, Aug.
31, 2007 after Jonathon Edington was sentenced to 12 years for
manslaughter. Edington was sentenced to prison in connection with
the stabbing death of their son, Barry James, last year.