HAMDEN, Conn. — Two men from New Haven were arrested in connection to the 2019 murder of Dennis Allen-Paige, Hamden police announced Monday.
The Office of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven facilitated the issuance of arrest warrants for Darrelle McFadden and Patrick Ratliff-Jones, who were both arrested on charges of felony murder and robbery in the first degree, Hamden police said.
On the evening of Dec. 8, 2019, officers arrived at Whiting Street in Hamden after a report of gunfire and found 21-year-old Allen-Paige on the ground with gunshot wounds. He later died from his injuries, according to Hamden police.
Police determined that Allen-Paige, who was three weeks away from turning 22, was killed during a street robbery that happened 100 feet from his Whiting Street home just after midnight.
Police had previously offered a $50,000 reward for information that led to the arrest and conviction of the suspects involved.
Det. Sean Nutcher, who was assigned the investigation within the Hamden Police Department's Criminal Intelligence Unit, "provided a unique set of resources" given his assigned role with the New Haven Shooting Task Force, Hamden police said.
According to Hamden police, Nutcher, along with other investigators within the Criminal Intelligence Unit, were eventually able to identify a suspect through the use of "contemporary forensic science and traditional investigative techniques," and the "vibrant relationship" between their police department and New Haven's.
In the arrest of the suspects, Hamden police acknowledged the contributions of agencies including the Hamden Police Detective Bureau and Criminal Intelligence Unit, the New Haven Police Department, New Haven Police Det. Thomas Blaisdell and Det. Steven Cunningham, the New Haven Police Criminal Intelligence Unit and Shooting Task Force, the Office of the State's Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven, and the State of Connecticut DESPP Division of Scientific Services Forensic Laboratory.
McFadden was held in lieu of a $1,500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in New Haven Superior Court on April 17.
Ratliff-Jones was held in lieu of a $2,500,000 bond and is to also appear in New Haven Superior Court on April 9.
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