Overview

• Attorney General John Formella designated the Berlin murder-suicide as the inaugural case for the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee.
• State Rep. Lori Korzen formally requested Magistrate Stephanie Johnson’s resignation over the decision to set a $5,000 bail before the shooting.
• Governor Kelly Ayotte and executive councilors say the bail reform law taking effect September 21 would have kept Michael Gleason Jr. detained on kidnapping and assault charges.
• Memorials and tributes have been held in Berlin to honor Sandra Fuentes Huaracha’s community contributions and highlight domestic violence prevention.
• Investigators are scrutinizing enforcement of no-contact and firearm restrictions in the probe of bail and judicial oversight failures.